Job 18:8
For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
In Context
7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
9The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;
Cross References
Esther 3:9If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have charge of the affairs, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries.
Esther 7:5And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so?
Job 22:10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.
Proverbs 29:6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
1 Timothy 3:7But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.
Matthew Henry on Job 18:6-11
Miserable Condition of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground,… Read the whole commentary →