5If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.


In Context

2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

3 "Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?

4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.

5 If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.

6 "God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.

7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

Job 17:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5He that betrayeth friends for a prey even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He that denounceth his friends for a prey, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:5For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:5He that speaks flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.