Job 31:11–12

11 For lust is a shameful sin,

a crime that should be punished.

12 It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.*

It would wipe out everything I own.

Job 31:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 For that would have been wicked,

a sin to be judged.

12 It is a fire that burns to Destruction;

it would have uprooted my harvest.

Job 31:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 For that would be a heinous crime;

that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;

12 for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,

and it would burn to the root all my increase.

Job 31:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 For this is an heinous crime;

Yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction,

And would root out all mine increase.

Job 31:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 For that would be wickedness;

Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.

12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,

And would root out all my increase.

Job 31:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 That would be shameful,

a sin to be punished.

12 It is like a fire that burns and destroys;

all I have done would be plowed up.

Job 31:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 For that were a heinous crime;

Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction,

And would root out all mine increase.

Job 31:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity to be judged by the judges: 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Job 31:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 That would be a scandal,

and that would be a criminal offense.

12 It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon.

It would uproot my entire harvest.

Job 31:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 For that would be a disgrace;

it would be a crime deserving punishment.

12 For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;

it would destroy my entire harvest.

Job 31:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 For that would be a heinous crime;

that would be a criminal offense;

12 for that would be a fire consuming down to Abaddon,

and it would burn to the root all my harvest.

Job 31:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 for that is a shameful act,

and that is a criminal offense.

12 Indeed, that is a fire that will consume up to Abaddon,

and it would uproot all my crop.

Job 31:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Wanting another woman would have been a shameful thing.

It would have been a sin that should be judged.

12 It’s like a fire that burns down to the grave.

It would have caused my crops to be pulled up by the roots.

Job 31:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 “For that would be a lustful crime;

Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.

12 “For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon,

And would uproot all my increase.

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