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If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,
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Integrity Begins in the Heart
Commentators emphasize that Job's defense goes beyond mere actions. He understood that God's law addresses the 'thoughts and intents of the heart.' His claim that his 'heart' did not walk 'after his eyes' shows a deep commitment to guarding against internal sins like covetousness, not just external transgressions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If my step hath turned out of the way - The path in which I ought to walk - the path of virtue.
And mine heart walked…
19th Century
Anglican
If my step hath turned out of the way—The form of the expression is very emphatic: the narrow way of str…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If my step has turned out of the way The way of God, the way of his commandments, the good and right way, the way of…
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Job did not speak the things here recorded by way of boasting, but in answer to the charge of hypocrisy. He understood the spiritual nature of God'…
13th Century
Catholic
After Job recounted his former prosperity (Job 29) and his subsequent hardship (Job 30), he now demonstrates his innocence …
