Job 8:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider’s web.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 59:5-6 : 5 They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched. 6 Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

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