Job 5:12
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Job 5:12
What Does Job 5:12 Mean?
Job 5:12 is found in the book of Job, chapter 5, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 5:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Psalms 21:11“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”Isaiah 8:10“Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.”Proverbs 21:30“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”Psalms 37:17“For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.”Isaiah 37:36“Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.”Acts 12:11“And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”Nehemiah 4:15“And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.”1 Corinthians 1:19“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”Job 12:16“With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.”Acts 23:12“And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.”Isaiah 19:3“And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.”Isaiah 44:25“That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;”Genesis 11:7“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”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.”Jeremiah 9:23“Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:”Psalms 140:8“Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.”Jeremiah 8:8“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.”Jeremiah 8:9“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?”Obadiah 1:8“Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?”
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