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Job 5:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 5:13

Verse 13 of 27

Scripture focus

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 5:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 5:13

Theological / Devotional

He taketh the wise. This is the only text in the book of Job that is quoted in the NT (1 Cor. 3:19). Paul probably translated the text directly from the Hebrew, or used some manuscript of the LXX not now extant. He expresses a thought similar to that of the LXX but makes use of different words.

Froward. Or, “wily.”

Carried headlong. Literally, “is hurried,” that is, “brought to a quick end” (RSV).

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