Job 17:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
  • Job 32:21-22 : 21 I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man. 22 for I do not know how to give honorary titles, if I did, my Creator would quickly do away with me.
  • Ps 12:2-3 : 2 People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. 3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 ע(Ayin)The People of Jerusalem Lament: Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
  • Deut 28:65 : 65 Among those nations you will have no rest nor will there be a place of peaceful rest for the soles of your feet, for there the LORD will give you an anxious heart, failing eyesight, and a spirit of despair.
  • 1 Kgs 11:12 : 12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

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    5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

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    4Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

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    19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

    20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 28:23-24
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    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

    24The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

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    15If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your people.

  • Prov 17:4-7
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

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    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 17:20-21
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

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    21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

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    10His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

  • Prov 30:17
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    17The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

  • Prov 19:5
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    5A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.

  • Prov 19:7
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    7All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.

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    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

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    4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Ps 50:19-20
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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

    20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

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    4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

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    4He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

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    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

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    8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

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    14Disappointing Friends“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

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    10lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

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    6When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

  • Job 17:6
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    6He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

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    12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

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    54The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

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    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

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    28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.