Job 5:12
Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
In Context
11Who placeth the lowly in high places, And restoreth the afflicted to prosperity;
13Who taketh the wise in their own craftiness, And bringeth to nought the counsel of the artful.
Cross References
Job 12:16With him are strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
Psalms 33:10The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.
Proverbs 21:30Wisdom is nothing, and understanding is nothing, And devices are nothing, against the LORD.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →