Job 17:5
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
KJV
Prædam pollicetur sociis, et oculi filiorum ejus deficient.
Vulgate
τῇ μερίδι ἀναγγελεῖ κακίας, ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἐφ’ υἱοῖς ἐτάκησαν.
LXX
He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
ASV
לְ֭/חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְ/עֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣י/ו תִּכְלֶֽנָה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
חֵ֥לֶק
chlq
noun · 66×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
ם
m
verb · 203×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 28:32 — Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand:
- Job 11:20 — But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
- Prov 20:19 — He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Prov 29:5 — A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Prov 29:5 — A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Ps 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.