Job 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”
Job 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 5:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.”
Job 5:12 — World English Bible
Job 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. ”
Job 5:12 — American Standard Version
Job 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.”
Job 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. ”
Job 5:12 — Darby Translation
Job 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise.”
Job 5:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 5:12 in Context — Job 5
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
What Does Job 5:12 Mean?
Job 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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