Job 17:4-6

King James Version

⁴For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

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

⁶He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

Job 17:4-6

Living Bible

^3-4Will no one anywhere confirm my innocence? But you, O God, have kept them back from understanding this. Oh, do not let them triumph. ⁵If they accept bribes to denounce their friends, their children shall go blind.

⁶“He has made me a mockery among the people; they spit in my face.

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Job 17:4-6

New International Version

⁴You have closed their minds to understanding;^(A)
therefore you will not let them triumph.
⁵If anyone denounces their friends for reward,^(B)
the eyes of their children will fail.^(C)

⁶“God has made me a byword^(D) to everyone,^(E)
a man in whose face people spit.^(F)

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Job 17:4-6

English Standard Version

⁴Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
⁵He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property—
the ^(A)eyes of his children will fail.

⁶“He has made me ^(B)a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom men spit.

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Job 17:4-6

New King James Version

⁴For You have hidden their heart from ^(A)understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
⁵He who speaks flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children will ^(B)fail.

⁶“But He has made me ^(C)a byword of the people,
And I have become one in whose face men spit.

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