Key Verse Spotlight
Job 8:15 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
Job 8:15
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust {shall be} a spider's web. {web: Heb. house}
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
He {is} green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
His roots are wrapped about the heap, {and} seeth the place of stones.
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