Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
His strong steps are restricted, and his own advice trips him up.
New American Standard Bible
And his
King James Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Holman Bible
and his own schemes trip him up.
A Conservative Version
The steps of his strength shall be restricted, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
American Standard Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
Amplified
“The vigorous stride will be shortened,
And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
Bible in Basic English
The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
Darby Translation
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Julia Smith Translation
The steps of his strength shall be straightened, and his counsel shall cast him down.
King James 2000
The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{His strong steps} are shortened, and his [own] schemes throw him down,
Modern King James verseion
The steps of his strength shall be hampered, and his own plans shall throw him down.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His presumptuous goings shall be kept in, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
NET Bible
His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down.
New Heart English Bible
The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.
The Emphasized Bible
The steppings of his strength are hemmed in, and his own counsel casteth him down;
Webster
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
World English Bible
The steps of his strength shall be shortened. His own counsel shall cast him down.
Youngs Literal Translation
Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 18:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's Second Speech
6 Light in his tent is dark, and his lamp goes out above him. 7 His strong steps are restricted, and his own advice trips him up. 8 "For he has stumbled into a net with his own feet; he walked right into the network!
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Cross References
Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your step will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
2 Samuel 15:31
Just then, someone told David, "Ahithophel is one of Absalom's conspirators!" So David prayed, "LORD, please turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness."
2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all of the Israelis replied, "The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel's!"
Job 5:12-13
He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.
Job 15:6
Your own mouth is condemning you, not I; your own lips will testify against you."
Job 20:22
Even though he is satiated and self-sufficient, he suffers everyone in any sort of trouble will attack him.
Job 36:16
"Indeed, he drew you away from the brink of distress to a spacious place without constraints, filling your festive table with bountiful food.
Psalm 18:36
You make a broad place for my steps, so my feet won't slip.
Psalm 33:10
The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of nations.
Proverbs 1:30-32
they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction.
Hosea 10:6
Indeed, that glory will be carried to Assyria it will become a present for an avenging king. Ephraim will be disgraced, and Israel will become ashamed of its decision.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is nonsense in God's sight. For it is written, "He catches the wise with their own trickery,"