Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Bible References
Steps
Job 20:22
“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].
“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].
Job 36:16
“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).
“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).
Psalm 18:36
You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.
You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.
Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];
And when you run, you will not stumble.
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];
And when you run, you will not stumble.
His own
Job 5:12
“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
2 Samuel 15:31
David was told, “Ahithophel [your counselor] is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “O Lord, I pray You, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster upon Absalom.
Psalm 33:10
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
Proverbs 1:30
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
They would not accept my counsel,
And they spurned all my rebuke.
Hosea 10:6
The golden calf itself will be carried to Assyria
As tribute to King Jareb;
Ephraim will be seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel [to worship the calf and separate Israel from Judah].
The golden calf itself will be carried to Assyria
As tribute to King Jareb;
Ephraim will be seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel [to worship the calf and separate Israel from Judah].
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”