Job 12:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.”
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BSBPD
“True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“With Him <FI>are<Fi> strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 12:16 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
- Job 12:13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
- Job 13:7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
- Job 13:9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him like a man?
- Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
- Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Isaiah 31:2Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
- Ezekiel 14:9But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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