Job 17:5 meaning and explanation

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Job 17:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking in the middle of his suffering, answering friends who have become accusers rather than comforters. Here he states a general principle: a man who betrays his friends for personal gain will see his children suffer for it.

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