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A Denial of Adultery
Commentators agree that Job is specifically disclaiming the sin of adultery. This includes both the internal desire, where the "heart hath been enticed," and the external, premeditated action of watching a "neighbor's door" for an opportunity when the husband is away.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 31:9
18th Century
Theologian
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman - If I have been enticed by her beauty. The word rendered “deceived,” פתה …
John Gill
On Job 31:9
17th Century
Pastor
If my heart has been deceived by a woman
By another man's wife, by wantonly looking at her beauty, and so lusting af…
Matthew Henry
On Job 31:9–15
17th Century
Minister
All the defilements of life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those who indulge it are said to burn. It consumes all that is …