Job 18:7
His strong steps shall be straitened, And his own plans shall cast him down.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
In Context
6Light shall become darkness in his tent, And his lamp over him shall go out.
8He is brought into the net by his own feet, And he walketh upon snares.
Cross References
Job 5:12Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;
Job 20:22In the fulness of his abundance he shall be brought low; Every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
Psalms 18:36Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.
Proverbs 1:30Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof,—
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the good man maketh his way plain; But the wicked falleth through his wickedness.
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 →