Job 31:1

I made a covenant with mine eyes, 1 And I will not think upon a virgin. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Now what portion has God given from above? 1 And is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 6:2that the sons of God having seen the daughters of men that they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.

Proverbs 6:25Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, 1 Neither be thou caught by thine eyes, 1 Neither be captivated with her eyelids. 1

Matthew Henry on Job 31:1

Job had often protested his integrity in general; here he does it in particular instances, not in a way of commendation (for he does not here proclaim his good deeds), but in his own just and necessary vindication, to clear himself from those crimes with which his friends had falsely charged him, which is a debt every man owes to his own reputation. Job's friends had been particular in their articles of impeachment against him, and therefore he is so in his protestation, which seems to refer especially to what… Read the whole commentary →

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