Job 31:33

Translations

Modern

…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

Traditional

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

Literal

…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam, by hiding my guilt in my bosom,

Latin

Si abscondi quasi homo peccatum meum, et celavi in sinu meo iniquitatem meam;

Original

Hebrew

English

…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

Notes

Job 31:1–40

Job called down wrong against himself (curses) if he was guilty of the accusations against him. Apart from mentioning idolatry (worship of false gods), Job spoke about how loyal he was to God by focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments (31:26–27). The summary of these is: “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9).

Job 29:1–31:40

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Job’s Innocence

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Acts 5:8
“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
Genesis 3:12
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Joshua 7:11
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Genesis 3:7–8
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.

People

Adam: The first man, created by God

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Adam: The First Man: Temptation and Sin of Fall of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Guilt of Concerning Sin: The Wicked: Try to Conceal, from God Temptation: Resistance To

Job 31:33

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