Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.
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.
World English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
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 is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust. 15 He leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not. 16 Green he is before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 27:18
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
Job 18:14
Drawn from his tent is his confidence, And it causeth him to step to the king of terrors.
Psalm 49:11
Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
Psalm 52:5-7
Also -- God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.
Matthew 7:24-27
'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
Luke 6:47-49
Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like;