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Job 18:7

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

KJV

Arctabuntur gressus virtutis ejus, et præcipitabit eum consilium suum.

Vulgate

θηρεύσαισαν ἐλάχιστοι τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, σφάλαι δὲ αὐτοῦ ἡ βουλή.

LXX

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

ASV

יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אוֹנ֑/וֹ וְֽ/תַשְׁלִיכֵ֥/הוּ עֲצָתֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוּ
hv
verb · 125×
וֹ
v
noun · 12×
י
y
noun · 14×
עֲצַ֥ת
'tst
verb · 90×
תֵּ֨צֶר
ttsr
verb · 10×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 4:12 — When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
  • Prov 29:6 — In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
  • Ps 18:36 — Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
  • Ps 33:10 — The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.