Job 31:7

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Job 31:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

6 let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.

7 If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

8 then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.

9 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,

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Ezekiel 6:9

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Ezekiel 14:7

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Isaiah 33:15

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