Job 18:7

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 18

“The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.”Job 18:7

What Does Job 18:7 Mean?

Job 18:7 is found in the book of Job, chapter 18, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (15)

These passages are connected to Job 18:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 4:12“When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.”Psalms 18:36“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.”Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Proverbs 29:6“In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.”Judges 4:17“Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.”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.”2 Samuel 17:14“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.”2 Kings 6:11“Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?”Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Job 15:6“Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.”Job 20:22“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.”Job 36:16“Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.”Proverbs 1:30“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”Hosea 10:6“It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.”1 Corinthians 3:19“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”

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