Job 31:2

World English Bible (2000)

For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 20:29 : 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God."
  • Job 27:13 : 13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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