Job 8:15
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; He shall lay fast hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14His confidence shall come to nought, And his trust shall prove a spider's web.
16He is in full green before the sun, And his branches shoot forth over his garden;
Cross References
Job 18:14He is torn from his tent, which was his confidence, And is borne away to the king of terrors.
Psalms 49:11They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.
Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see, and be grieved; He shall gnash his teeth, and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Matthew 7:24Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;
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 →