Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblewho foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, Young's Literal Translation Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish. King James Bible That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; Hebrew who foilsמֵפֵר֙ (mê·p̄êr) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate the signs אֹת֣וֹת (’ō·ṯō·wṯ) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence of false prophets בַּדִּ֔ים (bad·dîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 907: A brag, lie, a liar and makes fools of יְהוֹלֵ֑ל (yə·hō·w·lêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1984: To shine diviners, וְקֹסְמִ֖ים (wə·qō·sə·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7080: To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine who confounds מֵשִׁ֧יב (mê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the wise חֲכָמִ֛ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise and turns their knowledge וְדַעְתָּ֥ם (wə·ḏa‘·tām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1847: Knowledge into nonsense, יְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ (yə·śak·kêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5528: To be foolish or a fool |