Job 15:12
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?
Revised Version 1895
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 too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?
13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth.
Cross References
Job 17:2Surely there are mockers with me, and mine eye abideth in their provocation.
Proverbs 6:13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he maketh signs with his fingers;
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought 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 →