Job 12:17 - New Revised Standard Version

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.

Job 12:17 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:31

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

2 Samuel 17:14

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 ruin on Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

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

Job 19:9

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

Job 3:14

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

Job 9:24

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

Isaiah 29:14

so I will again do amazing things with this people, shocking and amazing. The wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the discernment of the discerning shall be hidden.

Daniel 9:12

He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers, by bringing upon us a calamity so great that what has been done against Jerusalem has never before been done under the whole heaven.