Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.(Job 12:14)

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.(Job 12:15)

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.(Job 12:16)

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.(Job 12:18)

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.(Job 12:19)

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.(Job 12:20)

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Job 12:17 - Cross Reference

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (1 Corinthians 1:19)

Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. (Isaiah 19:12)

With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves; (Job 3:14)

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Samuel 15:31)

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. (2 Samuel 17:14)

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? (Job 9:24)

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. (2 Samuel 17:23)

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. (Isaiah 29:14)