Job 18:7
The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
In Context
6The light shalbe darke in his dwelling, and his candle shalbe put out with him.
8For hee is taken in the net by his feete, and he walketh vpon the snares.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better, then the counsell of Ahithophel: for the Lord had determined to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lord might bring euill vpon Absalom.
Job 5:12He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise.
Job 20:22When he shalbe filled with his abundance, he shalbe in paine, and the hand of all the wicked shall assaile him.
Psalms 18:36Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.
Proverbs 1:30They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.
Proverbs 11:5The righteousnes of the vpright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.
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 →