Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last.
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.
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.
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 his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web. 15 He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last. 16 He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 27:18
"He has built his house like a moth's cocoon, like a temporary sunshade that a watchman makes.
Job 18:14
Torn from the security of his home, he is brought before the king of terrors.
Psalm 49:11
Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.
Psalm 52:5-7
But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
Psalm 112:10
The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28
What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.
Matthew 7:24-27
"Therefore, everyone who listens to these messages of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.
Luke 6:47-49
I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.