Job 31:3 Meaning and Explanation
“Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?”
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Read Full Chapter →Job affirms that ruin awaits the wicked and a fearful judgment those who practice iniquity.
What Does Job 31:3 Mean?
Still explaining why he has kept himself pure, Job states the moral order he believes governs the world: those who do evil meet calamity, and 'workers of iniquity' face a punishment fitted to their deeds. This conviction has shaped how he treats his own conduct.
Job is not boasting that misfortune never touches the righteous — his own suffering proves otherwise. He is affirming that wickedness is never finally safe. The reader is reminded that sin carries its own undoing, and that the fear of the Lord, far from being a burden, keeps us from the very road that ends in ruin.
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What does Job 31:3 mean?
Job affirms that ruin awaits the wicked and a fearful judgment those who practice iniquity.