Job 31:11
For this were a heinous crime, Even a transgression to be punished by the judges;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
In Context
10Then let my wife grind for another, And let other men lie with her!
12Yea, it were a fire that would consume to destruction, And root out all my increase.
Cross References
Job 31:28This also were a crime to be punished by the judge; For I should have denied the God who is above.
Ezekiel 16:38And I will judge thee as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged, and I will cause thy blood to flow in fury and jealousy.
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 →