Parallel Verses

World English Bible

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

New American Standard Bible

“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

King James Version

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Holman Bible

He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.

International Standard Version

He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice.

A Conservative Version

He takes the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

American Standard Version

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

Amplified


“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.

Bible in Basic English

He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

Darby Translation

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

Julia Smith Translation

He took the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the perverse was headlong.

King James 2000

He takes the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the cunning is quickly ended.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[He] is capturing [the] wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.

Modern King James verseion

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which compasseth the wise in their own craftiness, and overthroweth the counsel of the wicked.

NET Bible

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

New Heart English Bible

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

The Emphasized Bible

Who captureth the wise in their own craftiness, yea the headlong counsel of the crooked:

Webster

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Youngs Literal Translation

Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He taketh
לכד 
Lakad 
Usage: 121

the wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

ערם 
`orem 
Usage: 1

and the counsel
עצה 
`etsah 
Usage: 88

of the froward
פּתל 
Pathal 
Usage: 5

References

American

Job

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Response Continues

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise. 13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong. 14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.


Cross References

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."

2 Samuel 15:31

Someone told David, saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." David said, "Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

2 Samuel 15:34

but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.'

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Esther 6:4-11

The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king's house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Esther 9:25

but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Psalm 7:15-16

He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.

Psalm 18:26

With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

Psalm 35:7-8

For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

Proverbs 3:32

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

Luke 1:51

He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."

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