Job 31:2
Now what portion has God given from above? and is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
In Context
1I made a covenant with mine eyes, and I will not think upon a virgin.
3Alas! destruction to the unrighteous, and rejection to them that do iniquity.
Cross References
Job 27:13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:2-9
Job's Vindication of Himself. ( b. c. 1520.) 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? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? 5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 7 If my step hath… Read the whole commentary →