Job 8:12
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
King James Version
In Context
11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Cross References
Psalms 129:6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Jeremiah 17:6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →