Parallel Verses
World English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.
Webster
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, 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 confidence shall break apart, Whose trust is a spider's web. 15 He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the sun. His shoots go forth over his garden.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 27:18
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
Job 18:14
He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.
Psalm 49:11
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
Psalm 52:5-7
God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 10:28
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
Matthew 7:24-27
"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
Luke 6:47-49
Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.