KJV ORIGINAL
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
God catches clever people in their own schemes, and the plans of twisted people quickly fall apart.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is showing that human cleverness and scheming ultimately backfire when they're used for wrong purposes.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Eliphaz's speech to Job, where he's trying to explain Job's suffering by describing how God deals with the wicked. Eliphaz believed that God always punishes the wicked and rewards the righteous in this life. The apostle Paul later quoted this verse in 1 Corinthians 3:19 when warning about human wisdom versus God's wisdom.
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