Job 12:16

He is the one who is truly strong and wise; he rules over those who deceive others and those whom they deceive.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

In Context

15When he prevents rain from falling, everything dries up. When he causes a lot of rain to fall, the result is that there are floods.

17He sometimes causes the king’s officials to no longer be wise, and he causes judges to become foolish.

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Cross References

Job 12:13but God is wise and very powerful; he has good sense and understands everything.

Job 13:9If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good? Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people?

Proverbs 2:6Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.

Ezekiel 14:9And if a prophet is deceived and gives a false prophecy, even though I have allowed him to give that message, I will get rid of him and remove him from among my Israeli people.

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 →

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