Job 15:12

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

Wink - i:e., why do thy eyes evince passion and pride? (Proverbs 13:1-25; Psalms 35:19.)

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

What do thy eyes wink at? — Or, Why do they wink? as though it was only thou who perceivedst it.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 5:3 ; Acts 5:4 ; Acts 8:22 ; Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; James 1:14 ; James 1:15 ; Job 17:2 ; Mark 7:21 ; Mark 7:22 ; Proverbs 6:13 ; Psalms...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Why — Why dost thou suffer thyself to be transported by the pride of thine heart, to use such unworthy expressions? Wink — Why dost thou look with...

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Related Commentaries of Job 15:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 15:12