Job 8:13
Such is the fate of all who forget God; So perisheth the hope of the ungodly.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
In Context
12While it is yet in its greenness, and is not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
14His confidence shall come to nought, And his trust shall prove a spider's web.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall be wearied out; They shall find no refuge; Their hope is—the breathing forth of life.
Job 15:34The house of the unrighteous shall be famished, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
Job 20:5The triumphing of the wicked hath been short, And the joy of the impious but for a moment?
Job 36:13The corrupt in heart treasure up wrath; They cry not to God, when he bindeth them.
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 →