Job 18:7
Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, 1 And let his counsel deceive him. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
In Context
6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, 1 And his lamp shall be put out with him. 1
8His foot also has been caught in a snare, 1 And let it be entangled in a net. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom, and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord ordained to disconcert the good counsel of Ahithophel, that the Lord might bring all evil upon Absalom.
Job 5:12Frustrating the counsels of the crafty, 1 And their hands shall not perform the truth: 1
Job 20:22But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; 1 And all distress shall come upon him. 1
Proverbs 1:30Neither would they attend to my counsels, 1 But derided my reproofs. 1
Proverbs 11:5Righteousness traces out blameless paths: 1 But ungodliness encounters unjust dealing. 1
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 →