Job 15:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,”

Job 15:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 15:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,”

Job 15:12 — World English Bible

Job 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash, ”

Job 15:12 — American Standard Version

Job 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“What--doth thine heart take thee away? And what--are thine eyes high?”

Job 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?”

Job 15:12 — Darby Translation

Job 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Why doeth thine heart take thee away, and what doe thine eyes meane,”

Job 15:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 15:12 in Context — Job 15

10 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?

12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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What Does Job 15:12 Mean?

Job 15:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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