Job 17:5 Β· KJV
"He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail."
King James Version
What does Job 17:5 mean? βPassage Context
3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
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