Verse 15

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He frustrateth 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 cunning is carried headlong.
  • Ps 33:10-11 : 10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. 11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.
  • Isa 8:10 : 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
  • Lam 3:37-38 : 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?
  • Mark 13:34 : 34 [ It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.
  • 1 Cor 3:19-20 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: 20 and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.