Job 31:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 5:28-29 : 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
Jas 1:14-15 : 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.
1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Prov 4:25 : 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Prov 6:25 : 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
2 Sam 11:2-4 : 2 And it came to pass at eventide, 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 bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 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.
Gen 6:2 : 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 31:2
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2For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
Job 31:7
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7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
Prov 6:25
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25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Ps 101:3
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3I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
Prov 4:25
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25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ps 119:37
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37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Prov 7:6-7
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72%
6For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
Job 31:26-27
2 verses
72%
26If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Lam 3:51
71%
51Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.
Job 31:9-10
2 verses
71%
9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;
10Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
Matt 5:28
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28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Job 34:31-32
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31For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
Job 15:12
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12Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,
Ps 132:3-4
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70%
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
Ps 39:1
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1For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
Job 31:16
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16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Hos 3:3
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3and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.
2 Sam 22:24
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24I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Job 19:27
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27Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
Ps 119:9
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9BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.
Jer 3:2
69%
2Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Num 30:2-3
2 verses
69%
2When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
3Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,
Ps 18:23
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23I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Ps 119:148
68%
148Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
Job 31:30
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30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
Prov 23:33
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33Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
Job 11:4
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4For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.
Eccl 11:9
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9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Ps 131:1
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Gen 24:37
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37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
Job 31:13
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13If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;
Prov 24:32
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32Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Job 13:1
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1Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Ezek 18:15
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15that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,
Prov 30:19
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19The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.
Job 42:5
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5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:
Ps 119:11
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11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Prov 5:20-21
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67%
20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
2 Chr 29:10
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10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
Prov 31:2
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2What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
Hab 1:13
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13Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
Ps 123:1
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1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Ps 73:15
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15If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.