Job 18:8
For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
In Context
7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
Cross References
Esther 3:9If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
Esther 7:5Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Job 22:10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
Proverbs 29:6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
1 Timothy 3:7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into 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 →