Job 17:5

Translations

Modern

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Traditional

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

Literal

He reports his friends for a portion, and the eyes of his sons are consumed.

Latin

Prædam pollicetur sociis, et oculi filiorum ejus deficient.

Original

Hebrew

English

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Notes

Job 17:3–5

Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand (literally please keep my pledge with yourself): A pledge (Hebrew ‘erabon) can be a deposit that guarantees payment (Genesis 38:17–20; Exodus 22:26–27; Deuteronomy 24:10–14; see Proverbs 20:16; 27:13). So, this might suggest God forgiving sin (making atonement). It might also refer to Job’s wish for an advocate to support his cause (see study note on Job 16:19–21).

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Psalm 12:2–3
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Proverbs 20:19
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Job 32:21–22
I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
Deuteronomy 28:65
Among 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.
Exodus 20:5
You 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,
1 Kings 11:12
Nevertheless, 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.
Lamentations 4:17
All 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 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Flattery: General Scriptures Concerning Flattery: Punishment of

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