Job 31:27

“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:”

"And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:" - Job 31:27
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What does Job 31:27 mean?

Job 31:27 (KJV) reads, "And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand." This verse is a part of Job's final defense against the criticisms of his friends, as he asserts his righteousness before God. The book of Job is a complex and challenging piece of…

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Guarding the Heart: A Reflection on Job 31:27

The Book of Job serves as a powerful testament to the human experience, particularly in the realms of suffering, loyalty, and faithfulness. Among the profound verses found within its chapters, Job 31:27 stands out for its stark revelation into the hidden thoughts of the heart…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Renewal Against Enticement

Heavenly Father, I come before You with humbleness in my heart, eager to lay bare my soul before You. As I reflect upon the profound words of Job 31:27, "And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand," I find myself acknowledging the subtle, yet…

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Job 31:27 - "And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:"
Job 27:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
Job 31:40 - "Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
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 27:6
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 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."
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 27:1
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 31:12 - "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase."
Proverbs 31:27 - "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."
Job 41:27 - "He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood."
Job 31:33 - "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:"
Job 31:6 - "Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity."
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."
Acts 27:31 - "Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."
Job 31:28 - "This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above."