Job 31:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?”

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BSBPD

““I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what--do I attend to a virgin?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 31:1 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
  2. 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
  3. Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
  4. Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
  5. Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
  6. Proverbs 23:31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
  7. Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
  8. James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
  9. 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

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