Job 5:13
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
BSB
ASV
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
KJV
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Paul (1Co 3:19) quoted this clause with the formula establishing its inspiration, "it is written." He cites the exact Hebrew words, not as he usually does the Septuagint, Greek version (Ps 9:15). Haman was hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai (Es 5:14; 7:10). the wise--that is, "the cunning." is carried headlong--Their scheme is precipitated before it is ripe.
There is a supreme power that manages and overrules men who think themselves free and absolute, and fulfils its own purposes in spite of their projects. Observe, First, The froward, that walk contrary to God and the interests of his kingdom, are often very crafty; for they are the seed of the old serpent that was noted for his subtlety.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
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Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.