Tree of Life Version
Job 17:5
5If anyone denounces his friends for profit 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
3“Make then a pledge for me with You. Who else would strike hands with me? 4Because You have closed their heart to understanding, therefore You will not exalt them. If anyone denounces his friends for profit the eyes of his children will fail. 6He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face people spit. 7My eyes have grown dim with grief and all my limbs are like a shadow.
Read all of Job 17Job 17:5 word by word
לְ֭חֵלֶק יַגִּ֣יד רֵעִ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו תִּכְלֶֽנָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 17:5
- Job 32:21I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter anyone;
- Psalms 12:2Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
- Proverbs 20:19A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For as you know and God is witness, we never came with a word of flattery or a motive of greed—
- Exodus 20:5Do not bow down to them, do not let anyone make you serve them. For I, Adonai your God, am a jealous God, bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Deuteronomy 28:65Among these nations you will find no rest, and there will be no rest for the sole of your foot. But there Adonai will give you a trembling heart and failing eyes, and a despairing spirit.
- 1 Kings 11:12Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son.
- Lamentations 4:17Even now our eyes waste away looking in vain for our help. From our towers we watched for a nation that could 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
Topics related to Job 17:5
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries