Job 18:7
What does Job 18:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 18:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 10:6
It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
- Job 36:16
Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.
- 2 Samuel 15:31
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
- Job 20:22
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
- Proverbs 4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
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