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Job 5:13
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He traps the wise in their craftinessso that the plans of the deceptiveare quickly brought to an end.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; The counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
He catches the wise in their own clever traps and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.
"He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; The counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
He catches the wise by their own craftiness,And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails.
trapping the crafty in their own tricks and foiling quickly the plans of the false.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps and brings to an end their evil plans.
He takes the wise in their subtlety; and the counsel of the crafty is frustrated.
He is capturing the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
He takes the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the wily ones is hastened.
which compaseth ye wyse in their owne craftynesse, and ouertroweth the councell of the wicked:
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong.
who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Which takith cautelouse men in the felnesse `of hem, and distrieth the counsel of schrewis.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
God gets them into a trap when they use their own wisdom. And the plans of the wise are brought to a quick end.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Who captureth the wise in their own craftiness, yea the headlong counsel of the crooked:
Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,
"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
Contextual Overview
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
taketh: 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 17:23, Esther 6:4-11, Esther 7:10, Esther 9:25, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 35:8, Luke 1:51, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Corinthians 1:20
of the froward: Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 3:32
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:7 - confound Genesis 31:22 - General Genesis 41:8 - but there Exodus 1:10 - wisely Numbers 22:25 - crushed Balaam's Joshua 8:17 - a man 1 Samuel 23:22 - haunt is 1 Kings 14:6 - thou wife 2 Kings 6:8 - took Ezra 6:13 - so they did Nehemiah 4:15 - God Job 11:12 - would Job 18:7 - his own Job 37:24 - he Psalms 33:10 - The Lord Psalms 140:8 - Grant not Proverbs 22:12 - he Isaiah 19:3 - and I Isaiah 19:11 - the princes Isaiah 29:14 - for the wisdom Isaiah 31:2 - he also Jeremiah 8:8 - We Jeremiah 18:18 - counsel Jeremiah 19:7 - I will make Daniel 2:27 - cannot Habakkuk 2:13 - is it Matthew 2:8 - go Mark 11:33 - Neither Mark 12:17 - And they Luke 20:8 - General Luke 20:26 - they could John 7:53 - General John 8:9 - went out Acts 23:16 - when 1 Corinthians 3:19 - For
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness,.... As beasts are taken in a pit, or birds in a snare or net, or with birdlime; so these crafty men, who are wise in their own opinion, and really so in things natural, civil, and worldly, or however, to do evil are entangled and taken in their own schemes; they fall into the pit they have digged for others, and are snared in the works of their own hands, as Haman and his sons were hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai, Esther 7:10; or, "by their own craftiness" q, by the crafty schemes they themselves have formed: so sometimes those very things crafty men design to prevent, are brought about by the very means they make use of; thus Joseph's brethren designed to prevent the accomplishment of his dreams, which portended their subjection to him, Genesis 37:9, by selling him to the Ishmaelites, who carried him to Egypt, where, in process of time, he was made governor of the land, and where his brethren became obedient to him, Genesis 42:6; with which fact Eliphaz might be acquainted, it being not long before his time: so the Jews, to prevent the Romans taking away their city and nation, contrived to put Christ to death, and did, whereby they brought the wrath of God upon them, executed by those very persons; the same they did also, to prevent the spread of his fame and glory in the world, and that he might not be believed on as the Saviour of men, whereas, hereby he became the Saviour of them; and he a crucified Christ, being preached to the world by his ministers, the savour of his knowledge has been diffused in every place, his glory great in all the earth, and will be more so: the Targum applies this to the wise men of Pharaoh, and the Apostle Paul to the Jewish doctors and wise philosophers of the Gentiles, 1 Corinthians 3:19; which quotation proves the authority of this book:
and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong: that is, the counsel or well contrived schemes of the crafty and wise before mentioned, who twist and wind about, as the word r here used signifies, that there is no tracing their measures, and finding out the spring of them, nor the ends they have in view; yet these are sometimes carried on to execution in a rash and precipitate manner, and so miscarry; and like a man that is had to a precipice, and is thrown down from thence, and is destroyed at once, so are their counsels and schemes dashed to pieces by the providence of God: or, "is hastened" s; too much haste is made to accomplish it, and so it comes to nought, through an over eagerness to have it done at once; not waiting a fit opportunity for the accomplishment of it.
q בערמם "per suam ipsorum astutiam", Schultens. r נפתלים "intorquentium", Schmidt; "tortuosorum", Schultens. s נמהרה "festinata, ab origine festinandi", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness - This passage is quoted by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:19, with the usual formula in referring to the Old Testament, γέγραπται γάρ gegraptai gar, “for it is written,” showing that he regarded it as a part of the inspired oracles of God. The word “wise” here undoubtedly means the cunning, the astute, the crafty, and the designing. It cannot mean those who are truly wise in the Scripture sense; but the meaning is, that those who form plans which they expect to accomplish by cunning and craft, are often the victims of their own designs. The same sentiment not unfrequently occurs in the Scriptures and elsewhere, and has all the aspect of being a proverb. Thus, in Psalms 7:15 :
He made a pit and digged it,
And is fallen into the ditch which he made.”
So Psalms 9:15 :
The pagan are sunk down into the pit that they made;
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”
So Psalms 35:8 :
Let his net that he hath bid catch himself
Into that very destruction let him fall.”
So Psalms 37:15 :
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
And their bow shall be broken.”
Compare Eurip. Med. 409:
Κακῶν δὲ πάντων τέκτονες σοφώταται
Kakōn de pantōn tektones sofōtatai.
See also the same sentiment in Lucretius, v. 1151:
Circumretit enim visatque injuria quemque,
Atque, unde exorta cst, ad caim plerumque revertit.
“For force and rapine in their craftiest neta
Oft their own sons entangle; and the plague Ten-fold recoils.”
It is to be remembered that Eliphaz here speaks of his own observation, and of that as a reason for putting confidence in God. The sentiment is, that he had observed that a straightforward, honest, and upright course, was followed with the divine favor and blessing; but that a man who attempted to carry his plans by intrigue and stratagem, would not be permanently successfu. Sooner or later his cunning would recoil upon himself, and he would experience the disastrous consequences of such a course. It is still true. A man is always sure of ultimate success and prosperity, if he is straightforward and honest. He never can be sure of it, if he attempts to carry his plans by management. Other men may evince as much cunning as himself; and when his net springs, it may include himself as well as those for whom he set it. It will be well for him if it is not made to spring on him, while others escape.
And the counsel of the froward - The design of the perverse. The word here rendered “froward,” נפתלים nı̂pâthalı̂ym, is from פתל pâthal, to twist, to twine, to spin. It then means, to be twisted, crooked, crafty, deceitful. Here it means those who are crooked, artful, designing. Septuagint, πολυπλόκων poluplokōn, the involved - the much-entangled.
Is carried headlong - Hebrew is precipitated, or hastened. There is not time for it to be matured; there is a development of the scheme before it is ripe, and the trick is detected before there is time to put it in execution. Nothing can be more true than this often is now. Something that could not be anticipated develops the design, and brings the dark plot out to mid-day; and God shows that he is the foe of all such schemes.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 5:13. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness — So counterworks them as to cause their feet to be taken in their own snares, and their evil dealings to fall on their own pate. Such frequent proofs has God given of his especial interference in behalf of the innocent, who have been the objects of the plots and evil designs of the wicked, by turning those evil devices against their framers, that he who digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it himself has become a universal adage, and has passed, either in so many words or in sense, into all the languages of all the people of the earth. Lucretius expresses it strongly:
Circumretit enim vis atque injuria quemque,
Atque, unde exorta est, ad eum plerumque revortit.
LUCRET. lib. v., ver. 1151.
"For force and wrong entangle the man that uses them;
And, for the most part, recoil on the head of the contriver."
