Job 31:9
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”Job 31:9
What Does Job 31:9 Mean?
Job 31:9 is found in the book of Job, chapter 31, verse 9 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 31:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”James 1:14“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”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.”1 Kings 11:4“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.”Proverbs 6:27“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”Judges 16:5“And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”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 39:9“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”Job 24:15“The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.”Proverbs 2:16“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Proverbs 6:25“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Jeremiah 5:8“They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.”Hosea 7:4“They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.”2 Samuel 11:4“And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.”Psalms 50:18“When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.”Proverbs 5:3“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”Proverbs 7:21“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”
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