Job 15:16
Much less, abominable and polluted man, Who drinketh iniquity as water.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
In Context
15Behold, He putteth no trust in his ministering spirits, And the heavens are not pure in his sight;
17Hear me, and I will show thee, And that which I have seen will I declare;
Cross References
Job 4:19What then are they who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who crumble to pieces, as if moth-eaten!
Job 34:7Where is the man like Job, Who drinketh impiety like water;
Psalms 14:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” The fool saith in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; abominable are their doings; There is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 19:28A worthless witness scoffeth at justice, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
Romans 3:9What then? Are we better than others? By no means! For we have already brought a charge both against Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
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 →