Job 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.”
Job 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.”
Job 12:17 — World English Bible
Job 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools. ”
Job 12:17 — American Standard Version
Job 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.”
Job 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools; ”
Job 12:17 — Darby Translation
Job 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.”
Job 12:17 — Geneva Bible
Job 12:17 in Context — Job 12
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
What Does Job 12:17 Mean?
Job 12:17 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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