Job 15:12
How doth thine own heart carry thee away, and how thine eyes do roll!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
In Context
11Too small for thee, are the consolations of GOD? or a word spoken gently with thee?
13For thy spirit, replieth against GOD, and thou bringest forth—out of thy mouth—words!
Cross References
Job 17:2Verily there are mockers, with me! And, on their insults, mine eye doth rest.
Proverbs 6:13Winketh with his eyes, speaketh with his foot, pointeth with his fingers;
Mark 7:21For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth,—fornications, thefts,
Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, from this thy baseness, and entreat of the Lord—whether, after all, the purpose of thy heart shall 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 →