Job 31:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 31:1

1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I¹ look upon a ^ayoung woman?

2 For what is the ^aallotment of God from above,
And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is it not destruction for the wicked,
And disaster for the workers of iniquity?

4 ^aDoes He not see my ways,
And count all my steps?

5 “If I have walked with falsehood,
Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,

6 ¹Let me be weighed on honest scales,
That God may know my ^aintegrity.

Verse Comparison: Job 31:1

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

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

Contemporary English Version
I promised myself never to stare with desire at a young woman.

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

Good News Bible
I have made a solemn promise never to look with lust at a woman.

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

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

New International Version
"I made a covenant with my eyes
not to look lustfully at a girl.

New King James Version
“I have made a covenant with my eyes;
Why then should I look upon a young woman?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?

Revised Standard Version
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?

Young's Literal Translation
A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

New English Translation
“I made a covenant with¹ my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?²