13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.


In Context

10 He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.

11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.

15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.

Job 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13He takes the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the fraudulent is carried headlong.