Job 31:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

What then would be one’s lot from God above, one’s heritage from the Almighty on high?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 20:29 : 29 Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”
  • Job 27:13 : 13 This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

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