Job

Job 12:16–17

¹⁶True wisdom and power belong to Him.

The deceived and the deceiver are His.

¹⁷He leads counselors away barefoot

and makes fools of judges.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
True wisdom	וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה	wə·ṯū·šī·yå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8454 sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success
and power	עֹ֣ז	‘ōz	Noun - masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
belong to Him	עִ֭מּוֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
The deceived	שֹׁגֵ֥ג	šō·ḡêḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7683 go astray, commit sin or error
and the deceiver	וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃	ū·maš·geh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7686 go astray, err

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He leads counselors	יוֹעֲצִ֣ים	yō·w·‘ă·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3289 advise, counsel
away	מוֹלִ֣יךְ	mō·w·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
barefoot	שׁוֹלָ֑ל	šō·w·lāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H7758 barefoot
and makes fools	יְהוֹלֵֽל׃	yə·hō·w·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1984 shine
of judges	וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים	wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 12:16 Job 13:9 · Job 12:13 · 1 Kings 22:22–23 · Ezekiel 14:9

Job 12:17 Isaiah 29:14 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–20 · 2 Samuel 17:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.