Job 12:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. | True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His. | With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [are] with him | עִ֭מּוֹ | i-mo | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| strength | עֹ֣ז | 'oz | H5797 | strengthעֹז (oz) 1) might, strength 1a) material or physical 1b) personal or social or political |
| and sound wisdom | וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה | ve-tu-shi-YAH | H8454 | wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) 1) wisdom, sound knowledge, success, sound or efficient wisdom, abiding success 1a) sound or efficient wisdom 1b) abiding success (of the effect of sound wisdom) |
| [one who] goes astray | שֹׁגֵ֥ג | sho-GEG | H7683 | to go astrayשָׁגַג (sha.gag) 1) to go astray, err, commit sin or error 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to err (mentally) 1a2) to sin (ignorantly or inadvertently) |
| and [one who] leads astray | וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ | u-mash-GEH | H7686 | to wanderשָׁגָה (sha.gah) 1) to go astray, stray, err 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to err, stray 1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness) 1a3) to go astray (morally) 1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead astray 1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally) 1b3) to lead astray (morally) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.