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Job 17:4–5

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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 neyes of his children will fail.

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Cross references

  1. n[ch. 11:20; 31:16]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have closed their minds to understanding;

therefore you will not let them triumph.

If anyone denounces their friends for reward,

the eyes of their children will fail.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You have closed their minds to understanding,

therefore you will not honor them.

If a man denounces his friends for a price,

the eyes of his children will fail.

NLTNew Living Translation

You have closed their minds to understanding,

but do not let them triumph.

They betray their friends for their own advantage,

so let their children faint with hunger.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding;

therefore, you will not let them triumph.

He denounces friends for reward,

so his children’s eyes will fail.

KJV 1900King James Version

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:

Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends,

Even the eyes of his children shall fail.