Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 5:13
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Berean Standard Bible
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
King James Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
World English Bible
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
American Standard Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 5
11 He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
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