Job 8:13
So [are] the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,
Young's Literal Translation
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] in its budding — uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.
14Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:12'Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
Deuteronomy 8:14'And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
Job 11:20And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!
Job 15:34For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.
Job 20:5That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
Job 36:13And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound 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 →