Job 15:12
What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
In Context
11Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,
13For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:
Cross References
Job 17:2If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
Proverbs 6:13Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,
Mark 7:21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
Acts 8:22reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose 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 →