King James Version
Job 15:31 in the King James Version says “Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.” — study this verse from Job chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.”
Job 15:31 · KJV
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. accomplished: or, cut off
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“trust”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
“for vanity”
H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
“Let not him that is deceived”
H8582to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for vanity”
H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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