King James Bible
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

American Standard Version
For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

Young's Literal Translation
For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,

Job 31:12 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

For it is a fire - Nothing is so destructive of domestic peace. Where jealousy exists, unmixed misery dwells; and the adulterer and fornicator waste their substance on the unlawful objects of their impure affections.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesses the habitation of the just.

Proverbs 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Jeremiah 5:7-9 How shall I pardon you for this? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full...

Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers...

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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