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¶ I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

I made {H3772} a covenant {H1285} with mine eyes {H5869}; why then should I think {H995} upon a maid {H1330}?

"I made a covenant with my eyes not to let them lust after any girl.

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

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Cross-References

  • James 1:14 (25 votes)

    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

  • James 1:15 (25 votes)

    Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  • Matthew 5:28 (23 votes)

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  • Matthew 5:29 (23 votes)

    And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  • 1 John 2:16 (23 votes)

    For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  • Psalms 119:37 (21 votes)

    ¶ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.

  • Proverbs 6:25 (21 votes)

    Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.