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 Il relève les humbles, Et délivre les affligés;

12 Il anéantit les projets des hommes rusés, Et leurs mains ne peuvent les accomplir;

13 Il prend les sages dans leur propre ruse, Et les desseins des hommes artificieux sont renversés:

14 Ils rencontrent les ténèbres au milieu du jour, Ils tâtonnent en plein midi comme dans la nuit.

15 Ainsi Dieu protège le faible contre leurs menaces, Et le sauve de la main des puissants;

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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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