Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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?

Julia Smith Translation

Why shall thy heart take thee? and why shall 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 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 Are the comforts of God small with you, and a word dealing gently with you? 12 Why does your heart carry you away? And what do your eyes wink at, 13 that you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

Cross References

Job 11:13

If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;

Job 17:2

Are not mockeries with me? Yea, my eye rests on their insults.

Psalm 35:19

Let not those who are my lying enemies rejoice over me, those who hate me without cause wink with the eye.

Proverbs 6:13

winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, teaching with his fingers;

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, in your youth, young man; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Mark 7:21-22

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Acts 5:3-4

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted by his lusts, being drawn away and seduced by them.

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