Job 12:17

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

Cross-reference

Job 5:12 Parallel

Job 5:12 directly parallels: God frustrates the plans of the crafty, just as Job 12:17 says He leads counselors away stripped.

2 Samuel 15:31 Historical context

2 Samuel 15:31 records David praying for God to turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness, exemplifying Job's claim that God makes fools of judges.

2 Samuel 17:14 Historical context

2 Samuel 17:14 states the LORD ordained to defeat Ahithophel's counsel, directly fulfilling Job's principle of God leading counselors stripped.

Isaiah 19:12-14 describes God making Egypt's wise men fools, directly paralleling Job's statement about judges becoming fools.

Isaiah 29:14 says God will cause the wisdom of the wise to perish, echoing Job's theme of God stripping counselors.

1 Corinthians 1:19 quotes Isaiah 29:14 about destroying wisdom, aligning with Job's assertion that God humbles the wise.

1 Corinthians 1:20 asks where the wise are, implying God made their wisdom foolish, consistent with Job's claim.

Isaiah 19:11 describes Egypt's wise counselors as foolish — a specific instance of God making fools of judges, echoing Job 12:17.

2 Samuel 17:23 Historical context

2 Samuel 17:23 shows Ahithophel's suicide after counsel rejected, illustrating the stripping of a counselor's honor as in Job.