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Job 31:31–37

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If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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From verse 31

  1. 1 Samuel 24:10Rank 1 from verse 31
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    10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.

  2. 1 Samuel 24:4Rank 2 from verse 31
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    4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.

  3. 1 Samuel 26:8Rank 3 from verse 31
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    8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

  4. 2 Samuel 16:9–10Rank 4 from verse 31
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    9¶ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

    10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

  5. 2 Samuel 19:21–22Rank 5 from verse 31
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    21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?

    22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

From verse 32

  1. Hebrews 13:2Rank 1 from verse 32
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    2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

  2. Genesis 19:2–3Rank 2 from verse 32
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    2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

    3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  3. Judges 19:20–21Rank 3 from verse 32
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    20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

    21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

  4. 1 Peter 4:9Rank 4 from verse 32
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    9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

  5. Isaiah 58:7Rank 5 from verse 32
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    7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

From verse 33

  1. Proverbs 28:13Rank 1 from verse 33
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    13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  2. Acts 5:8Rank 2 from verse 33
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    8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

  3. 1 John 1:8–10Rank 3 from verse 33
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  4. Genesis 3:12Rank 4 from verse 33
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    12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

  5. Hosea 6:7Rank 5 from verse 33
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    7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

From verse 34

  1. Exodus 23:2Rank 1 from verse 34
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    2¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

  2. Proverbs 29:25Rank 2 from verse 34
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  3. 2 Corinthians 5:16Rank 3 from verse 34
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    16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

  4. Amos 5:11–13Rank 4 from verse 34
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    11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

    12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

    13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  5. Esther 4:11Rank 5 from verse 34
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    11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

From verse 35

  1. Job 13:21–22Rank 1 from verse 35
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    21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

    22Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  2. Job 40:4–5Rank 2 from verse 35
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    4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

    5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

  3. Job 13:24Rank 3 from verse 35
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    24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

  4. Job 13:3Rank 4 from verse 35
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    3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

  5. Job 17:3Rank 5 from verse 35
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    3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

From verse 36

  1. Isaiah 22:22Rank 1 from verse 36
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    22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

  2. Exodus 28:12Rank 2 from verse 36
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    12And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

  3. Isaiah 62:3Rank 3 from verse 36
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    3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

  4. Job 29:14Rank 4 from verse 36
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    14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

  5. Philippians 4:1Rank 5 from verse 36
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    1THEREFORE, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

From verse 37

  1. Job 13:15Rank 1 from verse 37
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    15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  2. Ephesians 3:12Rank 2 from verse 37
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    12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

  3. Hebrews 4:15–16Rank 3 from verse 37
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    15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

    16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  4. 1 John 3:19–21Rank 4 from verse 37
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    19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

    20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

    21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

  5. Genesis 32:28Rank 5 from verse 37
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    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:31

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

satisfied

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Past-tense or past-participial form of satisfy (to fill, content, supply sufficiently, or meet what is required).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:32

COMBINED MEANING

lodge

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1. To stay, dwell, or pass the night in a place. 2. To settle or remain, including creatures or thoughts. 3. A temporary shelter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:33

COMBINED MEANING

covered

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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hiding

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Concealing; covering or withdrawing from view; keeping close or secret.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:34

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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silence

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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:35

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:36

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shoulder

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Sense 1: The upper joint of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, a place of bearing, support, or responsibility.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bind

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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

crown

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Sense 1: A royal head ornament; by extension, kingship, honour, reward, or the top of the head. Sense 2: To invest, adorn, or honour with a crown, dignity, or reward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:37

COMBINED MEANING

declare

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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

prince

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A chief, head, ruler, governor, commander, noble, or person of leading authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

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

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33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

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34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

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35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

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36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

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37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

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38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

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