Job 31:1

In 11 translations

BSB

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

KJV

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

WEB

“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

ASV

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

LSV

“I made a covenant for my eyes, || And how do I attend to a virgin?

YLT

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what — do I attend to a virgin?

DBY

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

DRC

I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.

GNV

I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?

JPS

I made a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?

LXXE

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּ֭רִית כָּרַ֣תִּי לְעֵינָ֑י וּמָ֥ה אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן עַל־בְּתוּלָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Διαθήκην ἐθέμην τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μου, καὶ οὐ συνήσω ἐπὶ παρθένον.

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 1:14–15But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
• Matthew 5:28–29But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose…
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• 2 Samuel 11:2–4One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This…
• Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
• Proverbs 23:31–33Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.

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