Top Verses from Job 31  

It is a fire that burns to Destruction; it would have uprooted my harvest. (NIV)

For [uncontrolled passion] is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (to destruction, ruin, and the place of final torment); [that fire once lighted would rage until all is consumed] and would burn to the root all my [life's] increase. (AMP)

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. (KJV)

I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life – (NIV)

No, I have let my mouth sin neither by cursing my enemy nor by praying that he might die-- (AMP)

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. (KJV)

And their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep (NIV)

If his loins have not blessed me [for clothing them], and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep (AMP)

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (KJV)

What will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? (NIV)

What then shall I do when God rises up [to judge]? When He visits [to inquire of me], what shall I answer Him? [Ps. 44:21.] (AMP)

What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? (KJV)

If I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless – (NIV)

Or have eaten my morsel alone and have not shared it with the fatherless-- (AMP)

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (KJV)

"If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit – " (NIV)

If I have walked with falsehood or vanity, or if my foot has hastened to deceit-- (AMP)

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; (KJV)

If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled (NIV)

If my step has turned out of [God's] way, and my heart has gone the way my eyes [covetously] invited, and if any spot has stained my hands with guilt (AMP)

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; (KJV)

If I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained (NIV)

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great and because my [powerful] hand [alone] had gotten much (AMP)

If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; (KJV)

So that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage, (NIV)

And my heart has been secretly enticed by them or my mouth has kissed my hand [in homage to them] (AMP)

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: (KJV)

For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged. (NIV)

For [adultery] is a heinous and chief crime, an iniquity [to demand action by] the judges and punishment. [Deut. 22:22; John 8:5.] (AMP)

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. (KJV)