Job 5:13

5:13 He catches ¹  the wise in their own craftiness, ² 

and the counsel of the cunning ³  is brought to a quick end. ⁴ 

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events

9:11 Again, ⁵  I observed this on the earth: ⁶ 

the race is not always ⁷  won by the swiftest,

the battle is not always won by the strongest;

prosperity ⁸  does not always belong to those who are the wisest,

wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning,

nor does success ⁹  always come to those with the most knowledge –

for time and chance may overcome ¹⁰  them all.

Isaiah 5:21

5:21 Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, ¹¹ 

those who think they possess understanding. ¹² 

Matthew 11:25-26

Jesus’ Invitation

11:25 At that time Jesus said, ¹³  “I praise ¹⁴  you, Father, Lord ¹⁵  of heaven and earth, because ¹⁶  you have hidden these things from the wise ¹⁷  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. 11:26 Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will. ¹⁸ 

Luke 10:21

10:21 On that same occasion ¹⁹  Jesus ²⁰  rejoiced ²¹  in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise ²²  you, Father, Lord ²³  of heaven and earth, because ²⁴  you have hidden these things from the wise ²⁵  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will. ²⁶ 

Luke 10:1

The Mission of the Seventy-Two

10:1 After this ²⁷  the Lord appointed seventy-two ²⁸  others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town ²⁹  and place where he himself was about to go.

Colossians 1:26

1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

Colossians 3:19

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

[5:13]  ¹ tn The participles continue the description of God. Here he captures or ensnares the wise in their wickedly clever plans. See also Ps 7:16, where the wicked are caught in the pit they have dug – they are only wise in their own eyes.

[5:13]  ² sn This is the only quotation from the Book of Job in the NT (although Rom 11:35 seems to reflect 41:11, and Phil 1:19 is similar to 13:6). Paul cites it in 1 Cor 3:19.

[5:13]  ³ tn The etymology of נִפְתָּלִים (niftalim) suggests a meaning of “twisted” (see Prov 8:8) in the sense of tortuous. See Gen 30:8; Ps 18:26 [27].

[5:13]  ⁴ tn The Niphal of מָהַר (mahar) means “to be hasty; to be irresponsible.” The meaning in the line may be understood in this sense: The counsel of the wily is hastened, that is, precipitated before it is ripe, i.e., frustrated (A. B. Davidson, Job, 39).

[9:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “I returned and.” In the Hebrew idiom, “to return and do” means “to do again.”

[9:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “under the sun.”

[9:11]  ⁷ tn The term “always” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation (five times in this verse) for clarity.

[9:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “bread.”

[9:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “favor.”

[9:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “happen to.”

[5:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes.” See the note at v. 8.

[5:21]  ¹² tn Heb “[who] before their faces are understanding.”

[11:25]  ¹³ tn Grk “At that time, answering, Jesus said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[11:25]  ¹⁴ tn Or “thank.”

[11:25]  ¹⁵ sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.

[11:25]  ¹⁶ tn Or “that.”

[11:25]  ¹⁷ sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.

[11:26]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “for (to do) thus was well-pleasing before you,” BDAG 325 s.v. ἔμπροσθεν 1.b.δ; speaking of something taking place “before” God is a reverential way of avoiding direct connection of the action to him.

[10:21]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “In that same hour” (L&N 67.1).

[10:21]  ²⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:21]  ²¹ sn Jesus rejoiced. The account of the mission in 10:1-24 ends with several remarks about joy.

[10:21]  ²² tn Or “thank.”

[10:21]  ²³ sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.

[10:21]  ²⁴ tn Or “that.”

[10:21]  ²⁵ sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.

[10:21]  ²⁶ tn Grk “for (to do) thus was well pleasing before you,” BDAG 325 s.v. ἔμπροσθεν 1.δ; speaking of something taking place “before” God is a reverential way of avoiding direct connection of the action to him.

[10:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “And after these things.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:1]  ²⁸ tc There is a difficult textual problem here and in v. 17, where the number is either “seventy” (א A C L W Θ Ξ Ψ Ë^1,13 Ï and several church fathers and early versions) or “seventy-two” (Ì⁷⁵ B D 0181 pc lat as well as other versions and fathers). The more difficult reading is “seventy-two,” since scribes would be prone to assimilate this passage to several OT passages that refer to groups of seventy people (Num 11:13-17; Deut 10:22; Judg 8:30; 2 Kgs 10:1 et al.); this reading also has slightly better ms support. “Seventy” could be the preferred reading if scribes drew from the tradition of the number of translators of the LXX, which the Letter of Aristeas puts at seventy-two (TCGNT 127), although this is far less likely. All things considered, “seventy-two” is a much more difficult reading and accounts for the rise of the other. Only Luke notes a second larger mission like the one in 9:1-6.

[10:1]  ²⁹ tn Or “city.”