Job 15:31

Let him not trust in useless things, deceiving himself; 1 for uselessness will be his reward. 1

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In The King James Version

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

In Context

30He will not depart out of darkness; + 15:30 Several modern versions leave out He will not depart out of darkness , because they believe that this expression was mistakenly copied from 15:22. 1 a flame will dry up his stalks; 1 at the breath of God's mouth he will go away. + 15:30 The Hebrew text has He will go away by the breath of his mouth , which some modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, interpret as meaning the breath of God's mouth. However, other modern versions follow an ancient Greek reading, his flower will fall with the wind . 1

32It will happen before his time should come to die; 1 his branch will not be green. 1

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Cross References

Job 12:16With him are strength and wisdom; 1 people who are deceived and the deceiver are both in his power. 1

Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap trouble 1 and the rod of his fury will fade away. 1

Isaiah 44:20It is as if he were eating ashes; his deceived heart misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, “This thing in my right hand is a false god.” 1

Jeremiah 37:9Yahweh says this: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, 'Surely the Chaldeans are leaving us,' for they will not leave.

Jonah 2:8They give attention to useless gods 1 while they forsake loving faithfulness. 1

Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man plants, that he will also gather in.

Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35

17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →

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