Job 31:12
Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
In Context
11For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:
13If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,
Cross References
Job 20:28The increase of his house shall go away: it shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Jeremiah 5:7Howe should I spare thee for this? thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no gods: though I fed them to the full, yet they committed adulterie, and assembled them selues by companies in the harlots houses.
Hebrews 13:4Mariage is honorable among all, and the bed vndefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will iudge.
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 →