Isaiah 40:6
New King James Version
6 The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [a]he said, “What shall I cry?”
(A)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I
James 1:10-11
New King James Version
10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
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Psalm 103:15-16
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15 As for man, (A)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 (B)For the wind passes over it, and it is [a]gone,
And (C)its place remembers it no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 103:16 not
Psalm 102:11
New King James Version
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.
1 Peter 1:24-25
New King James Version
24 because
(A)“All flesh is as grass,
And all [a]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
25 (B)But the [b]word of the Lord endures forever.”
(C)Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
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- 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
- 1 Peter 1:25 spoken word
Job 14:2
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2 (A)He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
Isaiah 58:1
New King James Version
Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(A)Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:1 do not hold back
Psalm 92:7
New King James Version
7 When (A)the wicked [a]spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 92:7 sprout
Psalm 90:5-6
New King James Version
5 You carry them away like a flood;
(A)They are like a sleep.
In the morning (B)they are like grass which grows up:
6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.
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