Parallel Verses

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.

World English Bible

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning 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 achieve no success. 13 “He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night.

Cross References

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

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,"

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 15:34

But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,' then you will 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 went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Esther 6:4-11

And the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Esther 7:10

And the king said, "Hang him on that."So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.

Esther 9:25

But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that 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 makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.

Psalm 18:26

with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

Psalm 35:7-8

For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.

Proverbs 3:32

for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

Luke 1:51

He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."

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