Job 31:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Matt 5:28-29 : 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. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, 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 pride 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 thou me in thy way.
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 thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
2 Sam 11:2-4 : 2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, 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 washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, 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 which they chose.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Job 31:2
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2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Job 31:7
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7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
Prov 6:25
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25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Ps 101:3
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3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to 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 thou me in thy way.
Prov 7:6-7
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6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Job 31:26-27
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26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Lam 3:51
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51Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
Job 31:9-10
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9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour'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 whosoever 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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31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
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Job 15:12
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12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Ps 132:3-4
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3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
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Ps 39:1
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1To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said{H8804)}, I will take heed{H8799)} to my ways, that I sin{H8800)} not with my tongue: I will keep{H8799)} 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 for another man: so will I also be for thee.
2 Sam 22:24
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24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Job 19:27
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27Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
Ps 119:9
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Jer 3:2
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2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Num 30:2-3
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2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear 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.
3If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
Ps 18:23
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23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Ps 119:148
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148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Job 31:30
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30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Prov 23:33
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33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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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 to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
Job 31:13
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Prov 24:32
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32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, 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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Job 42:5
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5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
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11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Prov 5:20-21
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20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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2 Chr 29:10
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Prov 31:2
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2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Hab 1:13
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