Job 15:12
Why hath thy passion taken possession of thee? And why this winking of thine eyes?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
In Context
11Dost thou despise the consolations of God, And words so full of kindness to thee?
13For against God hast thou turned thy spirit, And uttered such words from thy mouth.
Cross References
Job 17:2Are not revilers before me? And doth not my eye dwell upon their provocations?
Proverbs 6:13Who winketh with his eyes, Speaketh with his feet, And teacheth with his fingers.
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
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 →