He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

他叫有智慧的中了自己的诡计，使狡诈人的计谋速速灭亡。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的诡计，叫狡诈人的计谋速速落空。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的诡计，叫狡诈人的计谋速速落空。

祂使智者中了自己的诡计，使奸徒的计谋迅速落空。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的诡计，使奸诈人的谋算快快失败。

他叫有智慧的中了自己的詭計，使狡詐人的計謀速速滅亡。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的詭計，叫狡詐人的計謀速速落空。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的詭計，叫狡詐人的計謀速速落空。

祂使智者中了自己的詭計，使奸徒的計謀迅速落空。

他使有智慧的人中了自己的詭計，使奸詐人的謀算快快失敗。

他在智慧人自己的狡猾中捉住他們，使邪曲人的計謀迅速地失敗。

令智者自中其詭計、使譎者之謀早敗、

譎者巧於計、反害及身、謀愈狡者、敗愈速、

使巧者陷於己之狡計、使譎者之謀速敗、

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

Some people think they are so wise. But God catches them in their own tricks. He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.

He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,“ He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”

To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude

As the Scriptures say,“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.

His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom,‘ I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father’s adviser in the past.’ Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel’s advice.

I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb.

So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.

“ Who is that in the outer court?” the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared.So the attendants replied to the king,“ Haman is out in the court.”“ Bring him in,” the king ordered.So Haman came in, and the king said,“ What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” Haman thought to himself,“ Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”So he replied,“ If the king wishes to honor someone,he should bring out one of the king’s own royal robes, as well as a horse that the king himself has ridden— one with a royal emblem on its head.Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king’s robes and led through the city square on the king’s horse. Have the official shout as they go,‘ This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!’”“ Excellent!” the king said to Haman.“ Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Leave out nothing you have suggested!”So Haman took the robes and put them on Mordecai, placed him on the king’s own horse, and led him through the city square, shouting,“ This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!”

Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.

But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman’s evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole.

When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed,“ O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”

They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.