Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He took the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the perverse was headlong.
New American Standard Bible
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
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:
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,
Themes
Counsel » The counsel of the froward
Craftiness » Who the lord takes in their own craftiness
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
12 Bringing to nought the purposes of the crafty, and their hand shall not do an undertaking. 13 He took the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the perverse was headlong. 14 The days they will meet darkness, and they will grope in the noon day as night
Names
Cross References
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations sank into the pit they made: in the net they hid, their foot was taken by it
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written, He seizing the wise in their deceptions.
2 Samuel 15:31
And it was announced to David, saying, Ahithophel among those conspiring with Absalom. And David will say, Now make foolish the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.
2 Samuel 15:34
And if to the city, thou shalt turn back and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; thy father's servant from then, and now thy servant: and thou didst frustrate for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not done, and he will saddle the ass and rise and go to his house to his city, and command his house, and he will strangle himself and die. And he will be buried in the grave of his father.
Esther 6:4-11
And the king will say, Who is in the enclosure? And Haman came to the enclosure of the king's house the exterior, to say to the king to hang Mordecai upon the tree which he prepared for him.
Esther 7:10
And they will hang Haman upon the tree that he preps for Mordecai. And the wrath of the king subsided.
Esther 9:25
And in her coming before the king, he said by letter he will turn back his purpose of evil that he purposed against the Jews upon his head: and they hung him and his sons upon the tree.
Psalm 7:15-16
He dug a pit, and he will dig it out, and he will fall into the pitfall he will make.
Psalm 18:26
With the purified thou wilt be purified, and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself perverse
Psalm 35:7-8
For gratuitously they hid for me the destruction of their net: gratuitously they dug for my soul.
Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse is an abomination of Jehovah: and his intercourse with the upright
Luke 1:51
He has done strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.