Job 31:12

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

"For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase." - Job 31:12
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What does Job 31:12 mean?

Job 31:12 in the King James Version reads, "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Book of Job where the titular character, Job, is defending his righteousness and integrity before God…

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The Consuming Fire: A Reflection on Job 31:12

In Job 31:12, we read, "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase." These words, spoken by Job amidst his trials and tribulations, resonate profoundly as they illustrate the devastating consequences of sin and moral failure. Job, a man…

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A Prayer for Resilience Amid Temptations

**Heavenly Father,** As I come before You today, I reflect deeply on the words spoken in Job 31:12, that “For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.” Lord, You have shown me the profound truth within this verse, illustrating that the…

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Job 31:31 - "If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied."
Job 33:31 - "Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak."
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
Job 31:3 - "Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?"
Job 12:1 - "And Job answered and said,"
Job 31 take an inventory of his life
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 36:31 - "For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance."
Job 31:32 - "The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller."
Job 31:4 - "Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?"
Job 31:38 - "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;"
Job 15:31 - "Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence."
Job 38:31 - "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"
Job 31:5 - "If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;"
Job 31:9-12 - "If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, then may my wife grind another man's grain, and may other men sleep with her. For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged. It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my harvest."
Job 12:12 - "With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding."
Job 31:6 - "Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity."
Job 31:33 - "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:"
Job 30:31 - "My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep."
Job 31:17 - "Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;"
Job 31:2 - "For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?"
Job 31:36 - "Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me."
"And Job answered and said," - Job 12:1
Job 31:28 - "This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above."