Job 17:5
Every one of them speaketh deceptively to his friends: may also the eyes of his children fail.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
In Context
6And he hath placed me here as a by-word unto nations; and I become openly as a place of abomination.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow thyself down to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
1 Kings 11:12Nevertheless in thy days will I not do it, for the sake of David thy father; [but] out of the hand of thy son will I rend it.
Job 32:21On no account will I show undue favor to any man, and to no son of earth will I give flattering titles.
Proverbs 20:19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that enticeth with his lips.
Lamentations 4:17Even now our eyes anxiously wait for our valueless help: in our waiting have we waited for a nation that cannot help.
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →