Job 15:12

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“Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,”

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BSBPD

“Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“What--doth thine heart take thee away? And what--are thine eyes high?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 15:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
  2. Job 17:2Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
  3. Psalms 35:19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
  4. Proverbs 6:13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
  5. Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
  6. Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
  7. Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
  8. Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
  9. James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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