Job 17:5

Job's Fifth Speech, Continued

⁴ You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore You will not honor them.
⁵ If a man informs on his friends for a price,
the eyes of his children will fail. ⁶ He has made me an object of scorn to the people;
I have become a man people spit at.

Who Testifies

Job

Job 11:20

But the sight of the wicked will fail.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.

Exodus 20:5

You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Deuteronomy 28:65

You will find no peace among those nations, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despondent spirit.

1 Kings 11:12

However, I will not do it during your lifetime because of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.

Job 32:21-22

I will be partial to no one,
and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.

Psalm 12:2-3

They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Proverbs 20:19

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
avoid someone with a big mouth.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

Lamentations 4:17

ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that refused to help.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives—God is our witness—