Job 12:16

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 12

“With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.”Job 12:16

What Does Job 12:16 Mean?

Job 12:16 is found in the book of Job, chapter 12, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Job 12:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”2 Samuel 15:31“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”1 Kings 22:20“And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.”Genesis 27:12“My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.”Daniel 2:20“Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:”1 Kings 22:22“And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.”2 Chronicles 18:22“Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.”Job 12:13“With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.”Job 13:9“Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?”Job 15:31“Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.”Ezekiel 14:9“And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.”Judges 8:12“And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.”1 Kings 20:28“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”2 Chronicles 18:19“And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.”Job 13:7“Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?”Isaiah 19:14“The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.”Matthew 6:13“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”Revelation 13:14“And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.”2 Timothy 3:13“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

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