Job 31:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

Enticed - away from God to idolatry.

Kissed ... hand. Adoration literally means this. In worshipping they used to kiss the hand, and then throw the kiss, as it were, toward the object of worship (1 Kings 19:18; Hosea 13:2).

Job 31:27

27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouthe hath kissed my hand: