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

3Make then my pledge with you. Who else will put up security for me? 4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them. If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail. 6He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit. 7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

Job 17:5 word by word

לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that speakethנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• flatteryחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• even the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615

Cross-references for Job 17:5

• Job 32:21I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man.
• Psalms 12:2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
• Proverbs 20:19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
• Proverbs 29:5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –
• Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will have no rest nor will there be a place of peaceful rest for the soles of your feet, for there the Lord will give you an anxious heart, failing eyesight, and a spirit of despair.
• 1 Kings 11:12However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.
• Lamentations 4:17Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us. צ (Tsade)

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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In the dictionaries

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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