Job 31:27 - Exposition

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand . The sin of the heart is placed first, as the fens et origo mali , the spiritual root of the matter. On this naturally follows the outward act which, in the case of idolatry, was commonly the act exactly expressed by the word "adore"—the movement of the hand to the mouth in token of reverence and honour.