Job 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”

Job 5:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.”

Job 5:13 — World English Bible

Job 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.”

Job 5:13 — American Standard Version

Job 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,”

Job 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:”

Job 5:13 — Darby Translation

Job 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.”

Job 5:13 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:13 in Context — Job 5

11 Que pone los humildes en altura, y los enlutados son levantados á salud:

12 Que frustra los pensamientos de los astutos, para que sus manos no hagan nada:

13 Que prende á los sabios en la astucia de ellos, y el consejo de los perversos es entontecido;

14 De día se topan con tinieblas, y en mitad del día andan á tientas como de noche:

15 Y libra de la espada al pobre, de la boca de los impíos, y de la mano violenta;

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What Does Job 5:13 Mean?

Job 5:13 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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