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Job 31:1

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Job 31:1 - Amplified Bible

I DICTATED a covenant (an agreement) to my eyes; how then could I look [lustfully] upon a girl?

Job 31:1 - American Standard Version

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

Job 31:1 - Bible in Basic English

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

Job 31:1 - Darby Bible

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

Job 31:1 - English Standard Version

"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?

Job 31:1 - King James Version

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

Job 31:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Hice un pacto con mis ojos,
¿còmo podìa entonces mirar a una virgen?

Job 31:1 - The Message

"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes.
So what can I expect from God?
   What do I deserve from God Almighty above?
Isn’t calamity reserved for the wicked?
   Isn’t disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong?
Isn’t God looking, observing how I live?
   Doesn’t he mark every step I take?

 

Job 31:1 - New American Standard Bible

"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?

Job 31:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Hice un pacto con mis ojos,
¿Còmo podìa entonces mirar a una virgen?

Job 31:1 - World English Bible

"I made a covenant with my eyes, How then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

Job 31:1 - Young's Living Translation

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

Job 31:1 - Additional Comments

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