Job 15:12
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Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?

thine heart

Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.

Mark 7:21,22 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, . . .

Acts 5:3,4 But Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land? . . .

Acts 8:22 Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness: and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured. . . .

thy eyes

Job 17:2 I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.

Psalm 35:19 Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

Proverbs 6:13 With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

Context
Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God
11Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this. 12Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?13Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?…
Cross References
Job 11:13
But thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.

Job 15:13
Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?

Job 36:13
Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.

Proverbs 6:13
With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.

Lexicon
Why
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

has your heart
לִבֶּ֑ךָ (lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

carried you away,
יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ (yiq·qā·ḥă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

and why
וּֽמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

do your eyes
עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

flash,
יִּרְזְמ֥וּן (yir·zə·mūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 7335: To twinkle the eye


Additional Translations
Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,Why does your heart carry you away? and what do your eyes wink at,

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

What has thine heart dared? or what have thine eyes aimed at,

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

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

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

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

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