Job 12:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, And maketh the judges fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He leads [great and scheming] counselors away stripped and barefoot and makes the judges fools [in human estimation, by overthrowing their plans].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ He leads advisors away barefoot; makes madmen of judges;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ He leads advisors to a foolish end and judges to stupidity.

Job 12:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

2 Samuel 17:14

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Job 19:9

He has stripped from me my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

Job 3:14

with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,

Job 9:24

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it?

Isaiah 29:14

therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people, wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid.”

Daniel 9:12

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what has been done against Jerusalem.