New King James Version
Job 5:13
13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
Job 5:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- New International Version (NIV)He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
Context of Job 5:13
11He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. 12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night. 15But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.
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לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 5:13
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.
- Esther 6:4So the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
- Esther 9:25but when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
- Psalms 7:15He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
- Luke 1:51He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
- 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
- Psalms 18:26With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
- Proverbs 3:32For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Commentaries on Job 5:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness - So counterworks them as to cause their feet to be taken in their own snares, and their evil dealings to fall on their own pate. Such frequent proofs has God given of his especial interference in behalf of the innocent, who have been the objects of the plots and evil designs of the wicked, by turning those evil devices against their framers, that he who digs a pit for his neighbor shall fall into it himself has…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness - This passage is quoted by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:19, with the usual formula in referring to the Old Testament, ́ ́ gegraptai gar “for it is written,” showing that he regarded it as a part of the inspired oracles of God. The word “wise” here undoubtedly means the cunning, the astute, the crafty, and the designing. It cannot mean those who are truly wise in the Scripture sense; but the meaning is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 Eliphaz reminds Job, that no affliction comes by chance, nor is to be placed to second causes. The difference between prosperity and adversity is not so exactly observed, as that between day and night, summer and winter; but it is according to the will and counsel of God. We must not attribute our afflictions to fortune, for they are from God; nor our sins to fate, for they are from ourselves. Man is born in sin, and therefore born to trouble…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13God catches the wise in their craftiness (Proverbs 12:13). The apostle Paul referred to this idea when he rejected the wisdom of the world (1 Corinthians 1:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Paul (1Co 3:19) quoted this clause with the formula establishing its inspiration, "it is written." He cites the exact Hebrew words, not as he usually does the Septuagint, Greek version (Psa 9:15). Haman was hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai (Es 5:14; 7:10). the wise--that is, "the cunning." is carried headlong--Their scheme is precipitated before it is ripe.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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