1I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then could I gaze upon a maid?

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James 1:14, James 1:15, James 1:14, James 1:15, Matthew 5:28

2For what is the portion appointed by God from above, And the inheritance allotted by the Almighty from on high?

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Job 20:29, Job 20:29, Job 27:13, Hebrews 13:4, Job 27:13

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

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Job 21:30, Job 21:30, Job 34:22, Job 34:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

4Doth He not see my ways, And number all my steps?

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2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 34:21, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 34:21, Proverbs 5:21

5If I have walked with falsehood, And if my foot hath hasted to deceit,

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Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 12:11, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 7:3, Psalms 7:5

6Let him weigh me in an even balance; Yea, let God know my integrity!

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Daniel 5:27, Daniel 5:27, Psalms 7:8, Psalms 7:9, Psalms 7:8

7If my steps have turned aside from the way, And my heart gone after mine eyes, Or if any stain hath cleaved to my hand,

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Numbers 15:39, Numbers 15:39, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Matthew 5:29

8Then I may sow, and another eat; And what I plant, may it be rooted up!

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Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:16, Micah 6:15, Micah 6:15, Deuteronomy 28:38

9If my heart hath been enticed by a woman, Or if I have watched at my neighbor’s door,

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Judges 16:5, 1 Kings 11:4, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Judges 16:5, 1 Kings 11:4

10Then let my wife grind for another, And let other men lie with her!

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Jeremiah 8:10, Jeremiah 8:10, Isaiah 47:2, 2 Samuel 12:11, Isaiah 47:2

11For this were a heinous crime, Even a transgression to be punished by the judges;

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Leviticus 20:10, Leviticus 20:10, Job 31:28, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 22:24

12Yea, it were a fire that would consume to destruction, And root out all my increase.

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Proverbs 6:27, Proverbs 6:27, Malachi 3:5, Proverbs 3:33, Job 15:30

13If I have refused justice to my man-servant or maid-servant, When they had a controversy with me,

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Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Jeremiah 34:14, Jeremiah 34:17, Deuteronomy 15:12

14Then what shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

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James 2:13, James 2:13, Romans 3:19, Romans 3:19, Psalms 7:6

15Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Did not one fashion us in the womb?

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Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:2, Job 34:19, Proverbs 22:2

16If I have refused the poor their desire, And caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

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Isaiah 38:14, Isaiah 38:14, Deuteronomy 28:32, Job 22:7, Job 22:9

17If I have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not partaken of it;

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Ezekiel 18:7, 1 John 3:17, John 13:29, Luke 11:41, Romans 12:13

18(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And I have helped the widow from my mother’s womb;)

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19If I have seen any one perishing for want of clothing, Or any poor man without covering;

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Job 22:6, Job 22:6, Isaiah 58:7, Job 29:13, 2 Chronicles 28:15

20If his loins have not blessed me, And he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

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Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 24:13, Job 29:11, Job 29:11

21If I have shaken my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate,—

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Job 22:9, Job 22:9, Job 29:12, Job 29:12, Job 24:9

22Then may my shoulder fill from its blade, And my fore-arm be broken from its bone!

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Job 31:10, Job 38:15, Job 31:40, Joshua 22:22, Joshua 22:23

23For destruction from God was a terror to me, And before his majesty I could do nothing.

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Psalms 119:120, Job 13:11, Psalms 119:120, Job 13:11, 2 Corinthians 5:11

24If I have made gold my trust, Or said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

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Psalms 52:7, Psalms 49:6, Psalms 49:7, Proverbs 11:28, Psalms 52:7

25If I have rejoiced, because my wealth was great, And my hand had found abundance;

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Psalms 62:10, Psalms 62:10, Proverbs 23:5, Daniel 4:30, Isaiah 10:13

26If I have beheld the sun in his splendor, Or the moon advancing in brightness,

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Ezekiel 8:16, Ezekiel 8:16, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3

27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand,

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Romans 1:28, Hosea 13:2, Psalms 2:12, Isaiah 44:20, 1 Kings 19:18

28This also were a crime to be punished by the judge; For I should have denied the God who is above.

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Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 17:7, Job 31:11, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 17:7

29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, And exulted when evil came upon him;

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Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Proverbs 17:5

30(Nay, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, By asking with curses his life;)

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1 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 3:9, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 2:22

31If the men of my tent have not exclaimed, "Who is there that hath not been satisfied with his meat?"

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Job 19:22, Jeremiah 40:15, Jeremiah 40:16, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:22

32The stranger did not lodge in the street; I opened my doors to the traveller.

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Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Hebrews 13:2

33Have I, after the manner of men, hidden my transgression, Concealing my iniquity in my bosom,

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Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 28:13, Hosea 6:7, Hosea 6:7, Genesis 3:12

34Then let me be confounded before the great multitude! Let the contempt of families cover me with shame! Yea, let me keep silence! let me never appear abroad!

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Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:2, Job 34:19, Exodus 32:27, Nehemiah 13:4

35O that there were one who would hear me! Behold my signature! let the Almighty answer me. And let mine adversary write down his charge!

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Job 13:21, Job 13:22, Job 40:4, Job 40:5, Job 13:21

36Truly I would wear it upon my shoulder; I would bind it upon me as a crown.

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Isaiah 22:22, Isaiah 22:22, Philippians 4:1, Job 29:14, Exodus 28:12

37I would disclose to him all my steps; I would approach him like a prince.

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Job 13:15, Job 13:15, Job 29:25, Job 9:3, Psalms 19:12

38If my land cry out against me, And its furrows bewail together;

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James 5:4, Psalms 65:13, Job 20:27, Habakkuk 2:11, James 5:4

39If I have eaten of its fruits without payment, And wrung out the life of its owners,

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1 Kings 21:19, 1 Kings 21:19, James 5:4, James 5:4, Isaiah 26:21

40Let thorns grow up instead of wheat, And noxious weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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Psalms 72:20, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:18, Malachi 1:3, Zephaniah 2:9