Job 31:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:1 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:1 — KJV
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
— Job 31:1 (KJV)
Job 31:1 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 31:1
“And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. determined: Heb. counselled”
Shares key themes with Job 31:1: made, mine, why
“Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?”
Shares key themes with Job 31:1: eyes, why, then
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:1: made, covenant, then
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:1: made, covenant, mine
“Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:1: covenant, then, should
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