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
Distress will overtake him in the midst of his plenty. The full force of misery will come upon him.
Job 36:16
He would bring you out of the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
Psalm 18:36
You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.
Proverbs 4:12
Walk with wisdom and nothing will stand in your way. Run with wisdom and you will not stumble.
His own
Job 5:12
He keeps shrewd (crafty) (cunning) people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
2 Samuel 15:31
Someone told David: Ahithophel is helping Absalom conspire against you! David said: Please Jehovah keep Ahithophel's plans from working!
2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all the people of Israel said: The advice of Hushai from Archi's family is better than Ahithophel's advice. Jehovah commanded Ahithophel's good advice to be defeated in order to ruin Absalom.
Psalm 33:10
Jehovah nullifies the counsel of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Proverbs 1:30
You rejected my advice and paid no attention when I warned you.
Hosea 10:6
The idol will be carried off to Assyria as tribute to the great emperor. The people of Israel will be disgraced and put to shame because of the advice they followed.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. It is written: He catches the wise in their own craftiness (deception). (Job 5:13)