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He that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 17:5 — KJV
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Job 17:5
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Job 17:5
Verse 5 of 16
Commentary
Commentary on Job 17:5
Theological / DevotionalSpeaketh flattery. This expression is thought by some to refer to those who betray their friends to the spoiler. If this is correct, Job compares his friends to people who announce the whereabouts of their neighbors to robbers, that the robbers may plunder them.
Of his children. The children suffer in the calamity that strikes the parents.
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