Job 15:12 · KJV
“Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,”
— Job 15:12
{Are} the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest {such} words go out of thy mouth?
Job 15 — Context
With us {are} both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11{Are} the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest {such} words go out of thy mouth?
14What {is} man, that he should be clean? and {he which is} born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Cross References
Psalms 35:19
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: {neither} let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. {wrongfully: Heb. falsely}
Mark 7:21-22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: {covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses}
Proverbs 6:13
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Acts 5:3-4
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? {to lie to: or, to deceive}
Acts 8:22
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
James 1:14-15
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Job 17:2
{Are there} not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? {continue: Heb. lodge}
Job 11:13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;