Job 18:7
The steppings of his strength are hemmed in, and his own counsel casteth him down;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, hath darkened in his tent, Yea, his lamp above him, goeth out;
8For he is thrust into a net by his own feet, and, upon a trap, he marcheth;
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:14Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.
Job 5:12Who doth frustrate the schemes of the crafty, that their hands cannot achieve abiding success;
Job 20:22When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.
Psalms 18:36Thou didst widen my stepping-places under me, so that, mine ankles, faltered not.
Proverbs 1:30Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.
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 →