Job 17:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.”
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“If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 17:5 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
- 1 Kings 11:12Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
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