Job 31:1
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”Job 31:1
What Does Job 31:1 Mean?
Job 31:1 is found in the book of Job, chapter 31, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 31:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 1:14“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”Matthew 5:28“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”Psalms 119:37“Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.”1 John 2:16“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”Proverbs 6:25“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”2 Samuel 11:2“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.”Proverbs 4:25“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”Psalms 101:3“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”Genesis 6:2“That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”Proverbs 23:31“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.”Job 1:1“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.”Genesis 3:6“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”Job 4:6“Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?”Mark 9:47“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:”Genesis 34:2“And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.”Genesis 39:7“And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”Exodus 20:17“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”2 Corinthians 1:12“For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.”Joshua 7:21“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.”Judges 14:1“And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.”
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