15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.


In Context

12 Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the godless man shall perish:

14 Whose confidence shall break in sunder, and whose trust is a spider's web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

16 He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.

17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones.

Job 8:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings to it, but it does not hold.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:15He leaneth on his house — and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it — and it abideth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:15He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.