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 · 2000

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

Context

v.6The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.

v.7This passage

v.8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

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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