Job

Job 31:1 Commentary

Job 31:1 COMMENTARY
Making a Covenant With My Eyes

These notes deal primarily with Job 31:1 which is given below in several different translations.

I dictated a covenant (an agreement) to my eyes; how then could I look [lustfully] upon a girl? (Amplified)

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? (KJV)

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid? (Darby)