Job 8:15
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Bildad the Shuhite delivers his first speech, arguing sharply that God does not pervert justice. He suggests Job's children died because of their own sin and urges Job to seek God, promising restoration if Job is pure. Bildad appeals to …
Other Translations
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
He leaneth on his house--and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it--and it abideth not.
He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
Cross References
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: …
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built …
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the …
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of …
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and …
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, …
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call …