Job 31:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”

Job 31:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,”

Job 31:9 — World English Bible

Job 31:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door; ”

Job 31:9 — American Standard Version

Job 31:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,”

Job 31:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door, ”

Job 31:9 — Darby Translation

Job 31:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,”

Job 31:9 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:9 in Context — Job 31

7 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;

8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

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What Does Job 31:9 Mean?

Job 31:9 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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