Psalm 103:15
New King James Version
15 As for man, (A)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
1 Peter 1:24
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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,
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
James 1:10-11
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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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Isaiah 51:12
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12 “I, even I, am He (A)who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
(B)Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made (C)like grass?
Isaiah 40:6-8
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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.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (B)the word of our God stands forever.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I
Nahum 1:4
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4 (A)He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
And dries up all the rivers.
(B)Bashan and Carmel wither,
And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
Isaiah 28:1
New King James Version
Woe to Ephraim and Jerusalem
28 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim,
Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower
Which is at the head of the [a]verdant valleys,
To those who are overcome with wine!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:1 Lit. valleys of fatness
Isaiah 28:4
New King James Version
4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower
Which is at the head of the [a]verdant valley,
Like the first fruit before the summer,
Which an observer sees;
He eats it up while it is still in his hand.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:4 Lit. valley of fatness
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.
Job 14:1-3
New King James Version
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