Verse 1

I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a young woman?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:28-29 : 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each person is tempted when they are drawn away and enticed by their own desire. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.
  • Prov 4:25 : 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.
  • 2 Sam 11:2-4 : 2 One evening, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful. 3 David sent someone to inquire about the woman, and it was reported to him, 'Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?' 4 So David sent messengers, took her, and she came to him. He slept with her while she was purifying herself from her uncleanness. Then she returned to her house.
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humanity were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves from whomever they chose.