Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“His vigorous stride is shortened,
And his own scheme brings him down.

King James Version

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Holman Bible

His powerful stride is shortened,
and his own schemes trip him up.

International Standard Version

His strong steps are restricted, and his own advice trips him up.

A Conservative Version

The steps of his strength shall be restricted, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

American Standard Version

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

Amplified


“The vigorous stride will be shortened,
And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.

Bible in Basic English

The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

Darby Translation

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Julia Smith Translation

The steps of his strength shall be straightened, and his counsel shall cast him down.

King James 2000

The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"{His strong steps} are shortened, and his [own] schemes throw him down,

Modern King James verseion

The steps of his strength shall be hampered, and his own plans shall throw him down.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His presumptuous goings shall be kept in, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

NET Bible

His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.

New Heart English Bible

The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.

The Emphasized Bible

The steppings of his strength are hemmed in, and his own counsel casteth him down;

Webster

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

World English Bible

The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.

Youngs Literal Translation

Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צעד 
Tsa`ad 
step, pace, goings, go
Usage: 14

און 
'own 
Usage: 12

יצר 
Yatsar 
Usage: 8

Context Readings

Bildad's Second Speech

6 The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out. 7 “His vigorous stride is shortened,
And his own scheme brings him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on its mesh.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:12

When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

2 Samuel 17:14

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel."For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.

Job 5:12-13

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

Job 15:6

Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; your own lips testify against you.

Job 20:22

In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.

Job 36:16

He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness.

Psalm 18:36

You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.

Psalm 33:10

The LORDbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Proverbs 1:30-32

would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,

Hosea 10:6

The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness,"

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