Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Job sarcastically concedes his friends' wisdom before asserting that he has understanding equal to theirs. He surveys God's sovereign control over nations, counselors, priests, and kings, bringing them to ruin or exalting them at will. The chapter emphasizes divine freedom …
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He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.
He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
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