Job 5:13
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”Job 5:13
What Does Job 5:13 Mean?
Job 5:13 is found in the book of Job, chapter 5, verse 13 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 5:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Luke 1:51“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”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.”Esther 9:25“But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.”Psalms 18:26“With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.”Psalms 35:7“For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.”Esther 7:10“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.”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.”Proverbs 3:32“For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.”Isaiah 29:14“Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”2 Samuel 15:34“But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.”2 Samuel 17:23“And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.”Esther 6:4“And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”Numbers 22:25“And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.”1 Samuel 23:22“Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.”Job 15:5“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.”Job 37:24“Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.”
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