Job 31:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:7 — KJV
“If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;”
— Job 31:7 (KJV)
Job 31:7 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 31:7
“Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:7: hath, way, mine
“But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:7: hath, way, after
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:7: turned, way, walked
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:7: hath, mine, any
“That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:7: hath, mine, heart
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