Job 31:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 31:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?”

Job 31:1 — World English Bible

Job 31:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Job 31:1 — American Standard Version

Job 31:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Job 31:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?”

Job 31:1 — Darby Translation

Job 31:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?”

Job 31:1 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:1 in Context — Job 31

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

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

3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

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What Does Job 31:1 Mean?

Job 31:1 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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