King James Version
Job 12:16 in the King James Version says “With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.” — study this verse from Job chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.”
Job 12:16 · KJV
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. up: Heb. upon
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
KJV Study — Public Domain
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“With him is strength”
H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
“and wisdom”
H8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e., (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding
“and the deceiver”
H7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication
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