Job 31:12
For it is a fire burning on every side, 1 And whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
In Context
11For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, 1 In the case of defiling another man’s wife. 1
13And if too I despised the judgment of my servant or my handmaid, 1 When they pleaded with me; 1
Cross References
Job 20:28Let destruction bring his house to an end; 1 Let a day of wrath come upon him. 1
Proverbs 3:33The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; 1 But the habitations of the just are blessed. 1
Jeremiah 5:7In what way shall I forgive thee for these things? Thy sons have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and lodged in harlots’ houses.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
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 a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →