Job 5:12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Eliphaz, one of Job's three friends, delivers his first speech to the suffering patriarch...
The emotion here: confident in ancient wisdom, trying to comfort a friend
The original word
pārār (פָּרַר) — to break apart, frustrate completely, make ineffective
Why it matters
Eliphaz was from Teman, a region famous for its wise men and counselors
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 5:12
Eliphaz is actually giving Job hope here — saying God stops evil schemes
Common misconceptionPeople think this is God's promise to stop all bad things. But Eliphaz is speaking human wisdom — and he's partially wrong about Job's situation.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 5:12
Bible Genome reading
Job 5:12 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 5:12 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, human wisdom. Notable phrases: frustrates the devices; crafty.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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