Job 17:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
  • Job 32:21-22 : 21 Let me not give respect to any man, or give names of honour to any living. 22 For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.
  • Ps 12:2-3 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit. 3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
  • Deut 28:65 : 65 And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

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    5A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

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    2For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

    3In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

  • Job 17:4
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    4You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

  • Prov 20:19-20
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    19He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

    20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

    3The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

  • Prov 28:23-24
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    23He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

    24He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

  • Ps 73:15
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    15If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

  • Prov 17:4-7
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    4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

    5Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

    6Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

    7Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Prov 17:20-21
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    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

    21He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

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    9For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

  • Job 14:21
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    21His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.

  • Job 6:27
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    27Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

  • Job 20:10
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    10His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

  • Prov 30:17
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    17The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

  • Prov 19:5
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    5A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

  • Prov 19:7
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    7All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

  • Prov 27:11
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    11My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Job 5:4
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    4Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Ps 50:19-20
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    19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

    20You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

  • Prov 22:11-12
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    11He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

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    5Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

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    4Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,

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    4Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.

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    30He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

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    8The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

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    14He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

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    6The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

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    10Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

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    6If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

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    19A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

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    6He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.

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    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

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    12Why is your heart uncontrolled, and why are your eyes lifted up;

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    54That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living;

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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

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    26He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

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    28A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.