Job 18:7

Modern

His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.

Traditional

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

Literal

The strides of his strength are narrowed, and his counsel casts him down.

Latin

Arctabuntur gressus virtutis ejus, et præcipitabit eum consilium suum.

Hebrew

English

His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.

A shortened stride is the opposite of walking and running in a life of blessings (Proverbs 4:12).

Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
Psalm 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Psalm 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Job 36:16
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
Job 5:12–13
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Job 15:6
Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
Job 20:22
In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
Proverbs 1:30–32
They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
Hosea 10:6
Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”