Psalm 90:12
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12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
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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Psalm 144:4
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4 For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.
Job 7:6
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Job Cries Out to God
6 “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
They end without hope.
Job 9:25
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25 “My life passes more swiftly than a runner.
It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.
Psalm 63:1
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Psalm 63
A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.
1 O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.
Psalm 119:10
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10 I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.
Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Matthew 6:25
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25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
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Matthew 6:32
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32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
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Matthew 6:34
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34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
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Matthew 6:33
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33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
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- 6:33 Some manuscripts do not include of God.
James 4:13-15
New Living Translation
Warning about Self-Confidence
13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 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. 15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
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