Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He will commence evils for a position, and the eyes of his sons shall be consumed.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Holman Bible
the eyes of his children will fail.
International Standard Version
Now as for the one who testifies against his friends to take their property, even the eyes of his children will fail.
A Conservative Version
He who denounces his friends for a prey, even the eyes of his sons shall fail.
American Standard Version
He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Amplified
“He who denounces and informs against his friends for a share of the spoil,
The eyes of his children will also languish and fail.
Bible in Basic English
As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.
Darby Translation
He that betrayeth friends for a prey even the eyes of his children shall fail.
King James 2000
He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He denounces friends for reward, so his children's eyes will fail.
Modern King James verseion
He who for a share informs against friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He promiseth his friends part of his good, but his own children spend it.
NET Bible
If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
New Heart English Bible
He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
The Emphasized Bible
He that, for a share, denounceth friends, even, the eyes of his children, shall be dim.
Webster
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
World English Bible
He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Youngs Literal Translation
For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Fifth Speech, Continued
4 For thou didst hide their heart from understanding; for this thou wilt not exalt them. 5 He will commence evils for a position, and the eyes of his sons shall be consumed. 6 He set me for a parable of the peoples, and I shall be one spit upon to the face.
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Cross References
Job 11:20
And the eyes of the unjust shall be consumed, and flight shall perish from them, and their hope a breathing out of the soul.
Exodus 20:5
Thou shalt not worship to them, and thou shalt not serve them: for I am Jehovah thy God, a jealous God, striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth, to them hating me;
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations thou shalt not rest, and there shall not be rest to the sole of thy foot: and Jehovah gave to thee there a trembling heart and a wasting away of the eyes, and a faintnesss of soul.
1 Kings 11:12
But in thy days I will not do it for sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son will I rend it
Job 32:21-22
Not now shall I lift up the face of man, and I shall not flatter to man.
Psalm 12:2-3
They will speak vanity each with his neighbor: smooth lips, with a heart and a heart will they speak
Proverbs 20:19
He revealing a secret going about tale-bearing: and thou shalt not intermingle with him embracing his lips.
Proverbs 29:5
A man making smooth against his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
Lamentations 4:17
Continuing, yet our eyes will fail, for our help in vain: in our watching we watched for a nation it will not save us.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither once in word were we flatterers, as ye know, neither in a pretext of covetousness; God the witness: