Job 12:16
With him are strength and power: 1 He has knowledge and understanding. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
In Context
17He leads counselors away captive, 1 And maddens the judges of the earth. 1
Cross References
Job 12:13With him are wisdom and power, 1 With him counsel and understanding. 1
Job 13:9For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: 1 For though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him, 1
Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom; 1 And from his presence come knowledge and understanding, 1
Ezekiel 14:9And if a prophet should cause to err and should speak, I the Lord have caused that prophet to err, and will stretch out my hand upon him, and will utterly destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →