Christian Standard Bible
Job 17:5
5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
Job 17:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
- New International Version (NIV)If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property— the eyes of his children will fail.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who speaks flattery to his friends, Even the eyes of his children will fail.
Context of Job 17:5
3Accept my pledge! Put up security for me. Who else will be my sponsor? 4You have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not honor them. If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail. 6He has made me an object of scorn to the people; I have become a man people spit at. 7My eyes have grown dim from grief, and my whole body has become but a shadow.
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לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 17:5
- Job 32:21I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
- Proverbs 20:19The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.
- Proverbs 29:5A person who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives — God is our witness —
- Exodus 20:5Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
- Deuteronomy 28:65You will find no peace among those nations, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despondent spirit.
- 1 Kings 11:12However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
- 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 would not save us.
Commentaries on Job 17:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He that speaketh flattery - There is a great variety of meaning given to the terms in this verse. The general sense is, The man who expects much from his friends will be disappointed: while depending on them his children's eyes may fail in looking for bread.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He that speaketh flattery to his friends - Noyes renders this, “He that delivers up his friend as a prey, the eyes of his children shall fail.” So Wemyss, “He who delivers up his friends to plunder.” Dr. Good, “He that rebuketh his friends with mildness, even the eyes of his children shall be accomplished.” The Septuagint, “He announces evil for his portion; his eyes fail over his sons.” The Vulgate, “He promises spoil to his companions, and the eyes of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Give 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).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The Hebrew for "flattery" is "smoothness"; then it came to mean a prey divided by lot, because a smooth stone was used in casting the lots (De 18:8), "a portion" (Ge 14:24). Therefore translate, "He that delivers up his friend as a prey (which the conduct of my friends implies that they would do), even the eyes," &c. [Noyes] (Job 11:20). Job says this as to the sinner's children, retorting upon their reproach as to the cutting off of his (Job 5:4…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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