Job 17:5
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
BSB
ASV
He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
KJV
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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.” Dr. Good, “He that rebuketh his friends with mildness, even the eyes of his children shall be accomplished.” The Septuagint, “He announces evil for his portion; his eyes fail over his sons.” The Vulgate, “He promises spoil to his companions, and the eyes of his sons fail.” The word rendered “flattery” (חלק chêleq) properly means “that which is smooth, smoothness” (from חלק châlaq to be smooth); and thence it denotes “a lot” or “portion,” because “a smooth stone” was anciently used to cast lots in dividing spoils; Deu 18:
The Hebrew for "flattery" is "smoothness"; then it came to mean a prey divided by lot, because a smooth stone was used in casting the lots (De 18:8), "a portion" (Ge 14:24). Therefore translate, "He that delivers up his friend as a prey (which the conduct of my friends implies that they would do), even the eyes," &c. [NOYES] (Job 11:20).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
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For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
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Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
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Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
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Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on…
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.