1 Peter 1:24
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For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
In other translations
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Greek words
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Related verses
- Isaiah 40:6-86 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
- Psalm 103:15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
- James 4:14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- James 1:10-1110 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
- Psalm 37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
- 2 Kings 19:26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
- 1 John 2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
- Psalm 129:6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
- Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Psalm 102:4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
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