Job.5.13

Job 5:13

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He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him

Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:19

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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom

Job 15:5

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For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

Job 37:24

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Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty

Jeremiah 8:8

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How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

Judah’s Sin and Punishment

Jeremiah 18:18

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¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.