And one told David, saying, Ahith´ophel is among the conspirators with Ab´salom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahith´ophel into foolishness.
Job 18:7 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel and the plans in which he trusted shall bring about his downfall. American Standard Version (1901) The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Common English Bible Their strong strides slow down; their plans trip themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version His strong steps will be constrained, and his own counsel will cast him down uncontrollably. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The step of his strength shall be straitened: and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong. |
And one told David, saying, Ahith´ophel is among the conspirators with Ab´salom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahith´ophel into foolishness.
And Ab´salom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hu´shai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahith´ophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahith´ophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Ab´salom.
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: E´phra-im shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God: for it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.