Job 31:1 - Compare All Versions

Job 31:1-4 MSG (The Message)

“I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn’t calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn’t disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn’t God looking, observing how I live? Doesn’t he mark every step I take?

Job 31:1 KJV (King James Version)

I made a covenant with mine eyes; Why then should I think upon a maid?

Job 31:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?

Job 31:1 NCV (New Century Version)

“But I made an agreement with my eyes not to look with desire at a girl.

Job 31:1 ASV (American Standard Version)

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

Job 31:1 NIV (New International Version)

“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.

Job 31:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?

Job 31:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

“I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?

Job 31:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.

Job 31:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?