Job 31:33

if, as man does, I have hidden my sin and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom;

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In The King James Version

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

In Context

32for the foreigner did not remain at the door, my door was open to the traveler;

34if I became frightened by an excessive crowd, and the disrespect of close relatives alarmed me, so that I would much rather have remained silent or have gone out the door;

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Cross References

Genesis 3:7And the eyes of them both were opened. And when they realized themselves to be naked, they joined together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.

Genesis 3:12And Adam said, “The woman, whom you gave to me as a companion, gave to me from the tree, and I ate.”

2 Kings 20:15And he responded, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They saw all things whatsoever that are in my house. There is nothing in my treasuries that I did not show to them.”

Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; in this, they have been dishonest with me.

1 John 1:8If we claim that we have no sin, then we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33

Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →

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