Job 31:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?”

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BSBPD

“For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And what <FI>is<Fi> the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 31:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 20:29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
  2. Job 27:13This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
  3. Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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