Psalms 49:12
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
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- Ps 49:20 : 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
- Ps 82:7 : 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
- Eccl 3:18-21 : 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
- Ps 39:5 : 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
- Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
- Jas 1:10-11 : 10 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.
- 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 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:
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- Ps 49:17-204 verses86%
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
- Ps 49:9-113 verses79%
9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
- Eccl 3:18-214 verses77%
18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
- Ps 49:13-142 verses76%
13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
- Ps 103:15-162 verses74%
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
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4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
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15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
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10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
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2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- Job 4:19-213 verses73%
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
- Ps 89:47-482 verses73%
47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
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22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
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29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
- Ps 39:5-62 verses71%
5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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24 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:
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24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
- Jas 1:10-112 verses71%
10 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.
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11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
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7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
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16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
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11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
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26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
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4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
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13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
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8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
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17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
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9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
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19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
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12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.