Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.
New American Standard Bible
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
King James Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Holman Bible
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
International Standard Version
He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last.
A Conservative Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
American Standard Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
Amplified
“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
Bible in Basic English
He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
Darby Translation
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall lean upon his house and it shall not stand: he shall hold fast upon it, and it shall not rise up.
King James 2000
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.
Modern King James verseion
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast to it, but it shall not endure.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
NET Bible
He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
New Heart English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
Webster
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
World English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
Youngs Literal Translation
He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.
Interlinear
Bayith
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 8:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Bildad's First Response To Job
14 Whose trust shall be contemptible, - and, a spider's web, his confidence: 15 He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect. 16 Full of moisture he is, before the sun, and, over his garden, his shoot goeth forth:
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 27:18
He hath built, like a moth, his house, - like a hut, which a watcher hath made.
Job 18:14
Uprooted, out of his tent, be his confidence, and let it drive him down to the king of terrors;
Psalm 49:11
Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-biding, Their habitations, for generation after generation, - They give their own names unto lands!
Psalm 52:5-7
GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 112:10
The lawless one, shall see, and be indignant, his teeth, will he gnash and melt away, The craving of the lawless, shall vanish.
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
Matthew 7:24-27
Every one, therefore, who heareth thesemy words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
Luke 6:47-49
Every one coming unto me, and hearkening unto my words, and doing them, I will suggest to you, whom he is like: