Job 8:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He shal leane vpon his house, but it shal not stande: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:18 : 18 He buyldeth his house as the moth, & as a booth that the watchman maketh.
  • Matt 7:24-27 : 24 Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke: 25 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke. 26 And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande: 27 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
  • Luke 6:47-49 : 47 Whosoeuer commeth to me, & heareth my sayinges, and doth the same, I wyll shewe you to whom he is lyke. 48 He is lyke a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layde the foundation on a rocke. And when the waters arose, the fludde beat vpon that house, and coulde not moue it: For it was grounded vpon a rocke. 49 But he that heareth and doeth not, is lyke a man, that without foundation, built an house vpon the earth, agaynst which the fludde dyd beate, and it fell immediatly: And the fall of that house was great.
  • Job 18:14 : 14 His hope shalbe rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him to the king of feare.
  • Ps 49:11 : 11 And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer, and that their dwellyng places shall endure from one generation to another: therfore they call landes after their owne names.
  • Ps 52:5-7 : 5 Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer: he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling, and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see this: and they wyll be afraide and laugh hym to scorne. 7 Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 The vngodly shall see it, and it wyll greeue hym, he wyll gnashe with his teethe and consume away: the desire of the vngodly shall perishe.
  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The patient abydyng of the righteous shalbe turned to gladnesse: but the hope of the vngodly shall perishe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 8:16-17
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    16 It is a greene tree before the sunne, & shooteth foorth the braunches ouer his garden.

    17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountayne, and are folden about the house of stones.

  • 14 His confidence shalbe destroyed, and his trust shalbe a spiders webbe.

  • Job 15:28-33
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    28 Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.

    29 He shall not be riche, neither shall his substaunce continue, neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth.

    30 He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse, the flame shal drye vp his branches, with the blast of ye mouth of God shall he be taken away.

    31 He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie, and yet vanitie shalbe his recompence.

    32 He shal perishe afore his time be worne out, and his braunche shall not be greene.

    33 He shalbe plucked of as an vntimely grape from the vine, and shall let his floure fall as the oliue doth.

  • Job 18:14-17
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    14 His hope shalbe rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him to the king of feare.

    15 Other men shall dwell in his house, and it shalbe none of his, and brimstone shall be scattered vpon his habitation.

    16 His rootes shalbe dryed vp beneath, and aboue shall his braunche be cut downe.

    17 His remembraunce shall perishe from the earth, and he shall haue no name in the streete.

  • Job 27:18-19
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    18 He buyldeth his house as the moth, & as a booth that the watchman maketh.

    19 When the riche man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers, they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

  • Job 18:6-8
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    74%

    6 The light shall be darke in his dwelling, and his candle shall be put out with him.

    7 The steppes of his strength shalbe restrayned, and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe:

    8 For his feete are taken as it were in the net, & he walketh vpon the snares.

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    28 He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

    29 Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • 9 Beholde his hope is in vaine: for shall not one perishe euen at the sight of him?

  • 7 Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength: but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse.

  • Job 20:27-28
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    71%

    27 The heauen shal declare his wickednesse, and the earth shall take part against him.

    28 The substaunce that he hath in his house, shalbe taken away and perishe in the day of the Lordes wrath.

  • 15 Therefore shall his destruction come hastyly vpon hym, sodainly shall he be all to broken, and not be healed.

  • Jer 22:13-14
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    13 Wo worth hym that buyldeth his house with vnrighteousnesse, and his parlours with the good that he hath gotten by violence, which neuer recompenceth his neighbours labour, nor payeth hym his hyre:

    14 Who thinketh in hym selfe, I wyll buylde me a wyde house and gorgious parlours, who causeth windowes to be hewen therin, and the seelinges and ioystes maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper.

  • 10 Nor turne againe into his house, neither shall his place knowe him any more.

  • 12 No, but whilste it is nowe in his greennesse, though it be not cut downe, yet withereth it before any other hearbe:

  • Job 14:7-8
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    7 For if a tree be cut downe, there is some hope yet that it wyll sproute and shoote foorth the braunches againe.

    8 Though the roote of it be waxen olde, and the stocke thereof be dead in the grounde:

  • Job 20:19-20
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    19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not builded them.

    20 Because he could not perceaue when his belly was well, through his greedie desire he shall not escape.

  • 11 The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowen: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florishe.

  • 13 Againe, as for the vngodly it shall not be well with him, neither shall he prolong his dayes: but euen as a shadowe, so shall he be that feareth not God.

  • 19 He shall neither haue children nor kinsfolkes among his people, no nor any posteritie in his dwellinges.

  • 2 He commeth vp, and is cut downe like a floure: He fleeth as it were a shadow, and neuer continueth in one state.

  • 6 He shalbe like the heath that groweth in wildernesse: As for the good thyng that is for to come, he shall not see it, but dwell in a drye place of the wildernesse, in a salt and vnoccupied lande.

  • 14 Beholde if he breake downe a thing, who can set it vp againe? yf he shut a thing, who wyll open it?

  • 8 For he shalbe as a tree that is planted by the water side, which spreadeth out the roote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme when it commeth, but his leafe shalbe greene: And though there growe but litle fruite because of drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bryng foorth fruite.

  • 13 Therfore their goodes shalbe spoyled, & their houses layed waste: they shall buylde houses, and not dwell in them, they shall plante vineyardes, but not drinke the wine therof.

  • 19 For he shal turne his face toward the fortes of his owne lande: but he shalbe ouerthrowen and fall, and be no more founde.

  • 6 He hath sayde in his heart, tushe, I can not be remoued: for I can not be touched at any tyme with harme.

  • 18 Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.

  • 7 God ouerturneth the estate of the wicked, and they stande not: but the house of the ryghteous shall stande.

  • 24 Notwithstanding, thou wilt not stretch out thyne hand against him that is in the graue: shal men crie out against him that is in destruction?

  • 30 Thou shalt be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye with her: Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vineyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes.

  • 19 Howe much more in them that dwel in houses of clay, and whose foundation is but dust, which shall be consumed as it were with a moth?

  • 9 Wo he that coueteth an euyll couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euyll.

  • 12 Hunger shalbe his strength, and destruction shalbe redye at his side.