Job 5:13
He traps wise people in their own crafty actions; 1 the plans of twisted people are hurried to their end. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
In Context
12He breaks the plans of the crafty people, 1 so that their hands cannot achieve success. 1
14They encounter darkness in the daytime, 1 and grope at noonday as if it were night. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:31Someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness.”
2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and left. He went home to his own city, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. In this way he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down.
Psalms 7:15He digs a pit and hollows it out 1 and then falls into the hole he has made. 1
Psalms 9:17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, 1 all the nations that forget God. 1
Psalms 35:7Without cause they set their net for me; 1 without cause they dug a pit for my life. 1
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 →