Job 17:5

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

3“Make a pledge for me with Yourself; Who is there that will be my guarantor? 4For You have kept their hearts away from understanding; Therefore You will not exalt them. He who informs against friends for a share of the spoils, The eyes of his children also will perish. 6“But He has made me a proverb among the people, And I am one at whom people spit. 7My eye has also become inexpressive because of grief, And all my body parts are like a shadow.

Job 17:5 word by word

לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

• informsנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• against friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• for a shareחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• also will perishכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615

Cross-references for Job 17:5

• Job 32:21Let me be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man.
• Psalms 12:2They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
• Proverbs 20:19One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
• Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is our witness--
• Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no peace, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.
• 1 Kings 11:12However, I will not do it in your days, only for the sake of your father David; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son.
• Lamentations 4:17Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; At our observation point we have watched For a nation that could not save.

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