Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!
New American Standard Bible
So that their hands cannot attain success.
King James Version
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Holman Bible
so that they
International Standard Version
He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.
A Conservative Version
He frustrates the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
American Standard Version
He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Amplified
“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.
Bible in Basic English
Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.
Darby Translation
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
Julia Smith Translation
Bringing to nought the purposes of the crafty, and their hand shall not do an undertaking.
King James 2000
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their plans.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] is frustrating [the] devices of [the] crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.
Modern King James verseion
frustrating the plans of the crafty, nor did their hands do wisely.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which destroyeth the devices of the subtle, so that they are not able to perform the things that they take in hand;
New Heart English Bible
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.
The Emphasized Bible
Who doth frustrate the schemes of the crafty, that their hands cannot achieve abiding success;
Webster
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
World English Bible
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.
Youngs Literal Translation
Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
Themes
Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Evil » Devices » Will be defeated
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
11 he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety. 12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned! 13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:15
It so happened that when our adversaries heard that we were aware of these matters, God frustrated their intentions. Then all of us returned to the wall, each to his own work.
Isaiah 8:10
Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
Job 12:16-17
With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.
Psalm 21:11
Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.
Psalm 33:10-11
The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
Psalm 37:17
for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.
Isaiah 19:3
The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.
Isaiah 37:36
The Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!
Acts 12:11
When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen."
Acts 23:12-22
When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.