Job 12:16

American Standard Version (1901)

With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 14:9 : 9 And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one] .
  • 1 Kgs 22:22-23 : 22 And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.
  • Job 12:13 : 13 With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
  • Job 13:7 : 7 Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?
  • Job 13:9 : 9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?

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