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Job 31:1 Parallel: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 31:1 Parallel: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/job/31-1.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/job/31-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/job/31-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Job 31:1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/30-31.htm" title="Job 30:31">◄</a> Job 31:1 <a href="../job/31-2.htm" title="Job 31:2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I look at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I Have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I look at a young woman? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I promised myself never to stare with desire at a young woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have made a solemn promise never to look with lust at a woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/31.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maiden?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/31.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think on a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/31.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/31.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/31.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/31.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />I made a couenaunt with myne eyes: why then should I loke vpon a mayden?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/31.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />I made a couenaunt wt myne eyes, yt I wolde not loke vpo a dasell.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I made a covenant for my eyes, "" And how do I attend to a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I cut out a covenant for mine eyes; and why shall I show myself attentive to a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I reached an agreement with my eyes, that I would not so much as think about a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have established a covenant for my eyes that I shall not take notice of a virgin<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I MADE a vow with my eyes that I would never lust after a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a maid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I made a covenant with mine eyes, and I will not think upon a virgin.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/31.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">“I have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nāy (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">with my eyes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How then</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: ’eṯ·bō·w·nên (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">could I gaze with desire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lāh (N-fs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">a virgin?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772. karath (kaw-rath') -- to cut off, cut down">A covenant I made</a><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye"> for mine eyes</a><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">, And what</a><a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">—do I attend</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over"> to</a><a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330. bthuwlah (beth-oo-law') -- a virgin"> a virgin?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="כרת vqp1cs 3772">I have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsa 1285"> a covenant</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>.  <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">How</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> then</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vvi1cs 995"> could I look</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="בְּתוּלָה ncfsa 1330"> a young woman</a>?   </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772. karath (kaw-rath') -- to cut off, cut down">"I have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285. briyth (ber-eeth') -- a covenant">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">with my eyes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">then could I gaze</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330. bthuwlah (beth-oo-law') -- a virgin">at a virgin?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772. karath (kaw-rath') -- to cut off, cut down">I made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285. briyth (ber-eeth') -- a covenant">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869. ayin (ah'-yin) -- an eye">with mine eyes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">why then should I think</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330. bthuwlah (beth-oo-law') -- a virgin">upon a maid?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/30-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 30:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 30:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/31-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>