Job 31:9
If my heart hath been enticed by a woman, Or if I have watched at my neighbor's door,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
In Context
8Then I may sow, and another eat; And what I plant, may it be rooted up!
10Then let my wife grind for another, And let other men lie with her!
Cross References
Job 24:15The eye of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight; He saith, “No eye will see me,” And putteth a mask upon his face.
Proverbs 5:3Truly, the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 6:27Can a man take fire into his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom the LORD is angry shall fall therein.
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 →