Job 31:7

Job 31:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
• New International Version (NIV)if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,
• English Standard Version (ESV)if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
• New Living Translation (NLT)If I have strayed from his pathway, or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen, or if I am guilty of any other sin,

Context of Job 31:7

5“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit, 6Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands, 8Then let me sow, and another eat; Yes, let my harvest be rooted out. 9“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

Job 31:7 word by word

אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If my stepאַשֻּׁר'âshûr 'ashshûr · stepH838
• hath turned outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• of the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and mine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and if any blotמאוּםm'ûm mûm · blemishH3971
• hath cleavedדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• to mine handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Job 31:7

• Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
• Numbers 15:39And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined,
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment.
• Ezekiel 6:9Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed from Me, and by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
• Matthew 5:29If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
• Psalms 101:3I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

Commentaries on Job 31:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - I am willing to be sifted to the uttermost - for every step of my foot, for every thought of my heart, for every look of mine eye, and for every act of my hands.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - The path in which I ought to walk - the path of virtue. And mine heart walked after mine eyes - That is, if I have coveted what my eyes have beheld; or if I have been determined by the appearance of things rather than by what is right, I consent to bear the appropriate punishment. And if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands - To have clean hands is emblematic of innocence; Job 17:9; Psalm 24:4; compare Matthew 27:24…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8If Job had lied in a business deal, it would violate the eighth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:19). If he lied in court, it would violate the ninth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:20). This sin would deserve judgment of fire (Revelation 21:8). If Job desired his neighbor's possessions, he would violate the tenth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:21). then may another eat: This was also speaking against himself (a curse).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Connected with Job 31:6. the way--of God (Job 23:11; Jr 5:5). A godly life. heart ... after ... eyes--if my heart coveted, what my eyes beheld (Ec 11:9; Jos 7:21). hands--(Psa 24:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:7

• Integrity
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Blot
• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Charm
• Job, Book of

Commentaries on Job 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings