Job 31:9 Meaning and Explanation
“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”
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Read Full Chapter →Job swears he has not been enticed into adultery or lain in wait to betray his neighbor's marriage.
What Does Job 31:9 Mean?
Job turns to the sin of adultery. He denies both the inward seduction — a heart 'deceived by a woman' — and the deliberate scheming of one who 'laid wait' at another man's door to violate his household.
Job again traces sin to its root in the heart before it reaches the deed. Faithfulness in marriage, he shows, is guarded not only at the door but in the affections. The reader is reminded that covenant loyalty is sacred to God, and that the discipline begun with the eyes in verse 1 bears fruit here in a household kept undefiled.
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What does Job 31:9 mean?
Job swears he has not been enticed into adultery or lain in wait to betray his neighbor's marriage.