Job 15:12
Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
In Context
11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
13so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
Cross References
Job 17:2Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
Proverbs 6:13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, adultery, sexual immorality, murder, theft,
Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to God. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →