Job 31:9
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
Cross-references
Job 24:15 describes the adulterer lurking in twilight — the same secret sin Job disavows.
Hosea 7:4 describes adulterers as a heated oven — the burning lust Job rejects.
Jeremiah 5:8 compares adulterers to lusty stallions neighing for neighbor's wives — the same sin Job avoids.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes the adulteress as snares and nets — the entrapment Job shuns.
Proverbs 22:14 calls the adulteress a deep pit — the danger Job avoids by not being enticed.
Proverbs 2:16-19 warns of the adulterous woman who leads to death — the same enticement Job denies.
Proverbs 5:3-23 describes the seductive words and deadly outcome of the adulteress — the very trap Job avoids.
Proverbs 6:25 warns against lusting after a woman's beauty — the same heart-enticement Job denies.
Proverbs 7:21 shows the adulteress using seductive speech to entice — the lure Job resisted.
Matthew 5:28 deepens the concept by equating lust with adultery, directly expanding on Job's concern with being enticed.
James 1:14 explains the process of temptation using the same word 'enticed', providing a theological framework for Job's experience.
Genesis 39:9 shows Joseph resisting temptation, providing a positive example of the purity Job claims for himself.
2 Samuel 11:4 recounts David's adultery, a stark contrast to Job's declaration of innocence.
Exodus 20:17 is the commandment against coveting a neighbor's wife, which Job's statement directly echoes.
Nehemiah 13:26 cites Solomon's sin with foreign women as a caution — the same kind of enticement Job denies in his oath.
1 Kings 11:4 describes Solomon's heart being turned by his wives — a warning example of the enticement Job claims to have avoided.
Judges 16:5 shows Delilah being used to entice Samson — a biblical example of the enticement Job denies.
2 Peter 2:14 describes false teachers with 'eyes full of adultery' who entice others — echoing Job's hypothetical of being enticed by a woman. Both warn against adulterous enticement.
Ezekiel 22:11 lists sexual sins in Israel, contrasting with Job's claim of not committing such acts.
Proverbs 6:27 uses the fire metaphor to warn of adultery's danger, reinforcing the seriousness of the sin Job avoids.