Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 5:13 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Job 5:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 5 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”
Job 5:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 5:13
Divine Reversal of Human Wisdom: The Hebrew "taketh" (lakad) means "to capture," "ensnare," or "seize," suggesting God uses the wise person's own schemes as a trap that springs shut on them. "Craftiness" (ormah) refers to shrewd cunning, cleverness, or subtlety, often with negative connotations of manipulation and deceptive scheming. This is the same word used of the serpent in Genesis 3:1, indicating cunning employed for evil purposes rather than godly wisdom.Speed of Divine Justice: The phrase "carried headlong" (nimhar) means "hastened," "brought to a swift end," or "rushed forward," emphas...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 5:13
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“their own foot is taken.”
“He has taken the wise in their craftiness.{Job 5:13}”
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.{Isaiah 29:14}”
“and has fallen into the pit which he made.”
“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”
“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit”
“you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.”
“he commanded by letters that his wicked device”
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.”
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