Job 8:12

12 While yet in flower and not cut down, they 1wither before any other plant.

Job 8:12 In-Context

10 Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding?
11 "Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
12 While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.
14 His confidence is severed, and his trust is a spider's web.

Cross References 1

  • 1. [Psalms 37:2; Psalms 129:6]
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