John Gill's Exposition on Job 31:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, etc.] By another man’s wife, by wantonly looking at her beauty, and so lusting after her; and so, not through any blame or fault of hers, or by any artful methods made use of by her, to allure and ensnare; such as were practised by the harlot, (<200701>Proverbs 7:1-27); but by neither was the heart of Job deceived, and drawn into the sin of uncleanness; for he had made a covenant with his eyes, as not to look at a virgin, so much less at another man’s wife, to prevent his lusting after her; and whatever temptations and solicitations he might have been attended with, through the grace of God, as Joseph was, he was enabled to withstand them; though as wise a man, and the wisest of men, had his heart deceived and drawn aside thereby, (<210726>Ecclesiastes 7:26); or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door: to meet with his wife there, and carry on an intrigue with her; or to take the opportunity of going in when opened, in order to solicit her to his embraces, knowing her husband to be away from home; (see <200508>Proverbs 5:8 7:8,19).

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