Job 12:16
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
In Context
15If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
Cross References
Job 12:13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Job 13:9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Ezekiel 14:9But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among 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 →