He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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Gill's Exposition
He that speaketh flattery to his friends,.... As Job's friends did to him when they promised great outward prosperity, and a restoration to his former state, and to a greater affluence upon his…
Barnes' Notes
He that speaketh flattery to his friends - Noyes renders this, “He that delivers up his friend as a prey, the eyes of his children shall fail.” So Wemyss, “He who delivers up his friends to plunder.”…
Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual with men in trouble; but we may reduce what is here said to three heads: -
I.…
Cambridge Bible
This verse is very obscure. In some way or other it must carry on Job's severe reflection on the conduct of his friends (Job 17:17), and express it in a stronger way. The word rendered in A.V.…
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