James 1:10
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10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
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1 Peter 1:24
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24 As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.
1 John 2:17
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17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
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Job 14:2
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2 We blossom like a flower and then wither.
Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.
1 Timothy 6:17
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17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
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Matthew 5:3
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The Beatitudes
3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a]
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Footnotes
- 5:3 Greek poor in spirit.
1 Corinthians 7:31
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31 Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.
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Psalm 103:15
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15 Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
James 4:14
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14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
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Matthew 6:30
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30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
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Isaiah 40:6
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6 A voice said, “Shout!”
I asked, “What should I shout?”
“Shout that people are like the grass.
Their beauty fades as quickly
as the flowers in a field.
Psalm 90:5-6
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5 You sweep people away like dreams that disappear.
They are like grass that springs up in the morning.
6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes,
but by evening it is dry and withered.
Philippians 3:8
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8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
Footnotes
- 66:2 As in Greek, Latin, and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads these things are.
Isaiah 57:15
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15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Psalm 102:11
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11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
Psalm 37:2
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2 For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
Psalm 37:35-36
New Living Translation
35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people
flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
36 But when I looked again, they were gone!
Though I searched for them, I could not find them!
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