He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 32:22 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my Maker would soon take me away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I know not to give flattering titles; In so doing my Maker would soon take me away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I know not how to flatter, [wasting my time in mere formalities, for then] my Maker would soon take me away. American Standard Version (1901) For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon take me away. Common English Bible for I don’t know flattery; otherwise my maker would quickly whisk me away. Catholic Public Domain Version For I do not know how long I will continue, and whether, after a while, my Maker might take me away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I know not how long I shall continue, and whether after a while my Maker may take me away. |
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
He that rebuketh a man, afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: