Job 17:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.”Job 17:5
What Does Job 17:5 Mean?
Job 17:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 17, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Job 17:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 12:2“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.”Proverbs 29:5“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”Deuteronomy 28:32“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand:”Job 11:20“But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.”Proverbs 20:19“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”Exodus 20:5“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”Deuteronomy 28:65“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:”1 Kings 11:12“Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.”Job 13:7“Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?”Job 32:21“Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.”Job 32:22“For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.”Proverbs 19:22“The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”1 Thessalonians 2:5“For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:”Lamentations 4:17“As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.”
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