Job 12:17
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
BSB
ASV
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
KJV
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled - Plundered or captive. That is, the counsels of wise and great men do not avail against God. Statesmen who promised themselves victory as the result of their plans he disappoints, and leads away into captivity. The object of this is to show that God is superior over all, and also that people are not dealt with in exact accordance with their character and rank. God is a sovereign, and he shows his sovereignty when defeating the counsels and purposes of the wisest of men, and overturning the plans of the mighty.
The counsel of Ahithophel, one in whom this scripture was remarkably fulfilled, became foolishness, and he, according to his name, the brother of a fool. 13 , The princes of Zoan have become fools; they have seduced Egypt, even those that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
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2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
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Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in…
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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Isaiah 29:14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
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“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
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2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…
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So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.