Job 12:17
Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
In Context
16With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
18The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:31and David declared, saying, 'Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, 'Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'
2 Samuel 17:23And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.
Job 9:24Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who [is] he?
Isaiah 29:14Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'
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 →