Job 15:12
Why doeth thine heart take thee away, and what doe thine eyes meane,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
In Context
11Seeme the consolations of God small vnto thee? is this thing strange vnto thee?
13That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure, and bringest such wordes out of thy mouth?
Cross References
Job 17:2There are none but mockers with mee, and mine eye continueth in their bitternesse.
Proverbs 6:13He maketh a signe with his eyes: he signifieth with his feete: he instructeth with his fingers.
Mark 7:21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,
Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickednes, and pray God, that if it be possible, the thought of thine heart may be forgiuen 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 →