James 4:14
You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.
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- Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
- 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,
- Ps 39:5 : 5 Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)
- Job 7:6-7 : 6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and they come to an end without hope. 7 Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.
- Job 14:1-2 : 1 The Brevity of Life“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble. 2 He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
- 1 John 2:17 : 17 And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
- Job 9:25-26 : 25 Renewed Complaint“My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness. 26 They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
- Jas 1:10 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
- 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
- Ps 89:47 : 47 Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
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4 People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
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2 He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
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6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.
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28 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!
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