Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Why shall thy heart take thee? and why shall thine eyes wink?

New American Standard Bible

“Why does your heart carry you away?
And why do your eyes flash,

King James Version

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

Holman Bible

Why has your heart misled you,
and why do your eyes flash

International Standard Version

Why have your emotions carried you away? And why do your eyes flash

A Conservative Version

Why does thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

American Standard Version

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

Amplified


“Why does your heart carry you away [allowing you to be controlled by emotion]?
And why do your eyes flash [in anger or contempt],

Bible in Basic English

Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

Darby Translation

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?

King James 2000

Why does your heart carry you away? and what do your eyes wink at,

Lexham Expanded Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? And why do your eyes flash,

Modern King James verseion

Why does your heart carry you away? And what do your eyes wink at,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why doth thine heart make thee so proud? Why standest thou so greatly in thine own conceit? Where unto look thine eyes,

NET Bible

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

New Heart English Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

The Emphasized Bible

How doth thine own heart carry thee away, and how thine eyes do roll!

Webster

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

World English Bible

Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Youngs Literal Translation

What -- doth thine heart take thee away? And what -- are thine eyes high?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

and what do thy eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

References

Easton

Smith

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Second Response To Job

11 Is it small with thee the consolations of God? and a word covered with thee? 12 Why shall thy heart take thee? and why shall thine eyes wink? 13 That thou wilt turn thy spirit against God, and thou broughtest words from thy mouth?



Cross References

Job 11:13

If thou preparedst thy heart, and didst spread thy hands towards him;

Job 17:2

If not mockings with me? and shall not mine eye lodge in their bitterness?

Psalm 35:19

Mine enemies shall not rejoice over me for falsehood: they hating me gratuitously shall pinch the eye.

Proverbs 6:13

Pinching the eyes, speaking with the feet, teaching with his fingers;

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and thy heart shall do thee good in the days of thy youth, and go in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: and know thou, that for all these God will bring thee into judgment

Mark 7:21-22

For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Acts 5:3-4

And Peter said, Ananias, wherefore filled Satan thy heart, for thee to belie the Holy Spirit, and separate from the price of the farm

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart be remitted to thee.

James 1:14-15

And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.

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