Thematic Bible: Job's friends
Thematic Bible
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job's friends
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
Deceit » Exemplified » Job's friends
“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a brook,
Like the torrents of brooks that vanish,
Deception » Instances of » Job's friends
“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a brook,
Like the torrents of brooks that vanish,
Love » Instances of » Job's friends
Then all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him over all the [distressing] adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him a piece of money, and each a ring of gold.
Lying » Exemplified » Job's friends
“But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully];
You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer.