Verse Comparison: Job 18:7
American Standard Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
Amplified® Bible
The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel {and} the plans in which he trusted shall bring about his downfall.
Contemporary English Version
Their powerful legs become weak, and they stumble on schemes of their own doing.
Darby English Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Good News Bible
Their steps were firm, but now they stumble; they fall---victims of their own advice.
King James Version
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
New American Standard Bible
"His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
New International Version
The vigor of his step is weakened;
his own schemes throw him down.
New King James Version
The steps of his strength are shortened,
And his own counsel casts him down.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"His vigorous stride will shorten, And his own scheme brings him down.
Revised Standard Version
His strong steps are shortened and his own schemes throw him down.
Young's Literal Translation
Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
