Job
King James Version (KJV)


“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
King James Version (KJV)
8:15 House - He shall trust to the multitude of his children and servants, and to his wealth, all which come under the name of a man's house in scripture. Hold it - To uphold himself by it. But his web, that refuge of lies, will be swept away, and he crushed in it.
He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
- Basic English Bible
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
- Darby Bible
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise:
- Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
- English Revised Version
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
- World English Bible