Psalms 103:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

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Referenced Verses

  • 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,
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. 11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 “I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
  • Nah 1:4 : 4 He shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers.
  • Ps 90:5-6 : 5 You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; 6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.
  • Isa 28:4 : 4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest– as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.
  • Isa 40:6-8 : 6 A voice says,“Cry out!” Another asks,“What should I cry out?” The first voice responds:“All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field. 7 The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass. 8 The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”
  • Isa 28:1 : 1 The Lord Will Judge Samaria The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed, the withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, the crown of those overcome with wine.
  • Job 14:1-3 : 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. 3 Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 103:16
    85%

    16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

  • 1 Pet 1:24
    84%

    24For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

  • Ps 144:3-4
    2 verses
    83%

    3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

    4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

  • Isa 40:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    6A voice says,“Cry out!” Another asks,“What should I cry out?” The first voice responds:“All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.

    7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.

    8The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”

  • Job 14:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1The Brevity of Life“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.

    2He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

  • Ps 103:14
    80%

    14For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.

  • Jas 1:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

    11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

  • Ps 102:11
    78%

    11My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

  • Ps 90:4-6
    3 verses
    77%

    4Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime.

    5You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;

    6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

  • Job 8:12
    76%

    12While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

  • Job 14:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant.

    10But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?

    11As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,

  • Job 34:15
    76%

    15all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.

  • Ps 146:4
    75%

    4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

  • Ps 49:12
    74%

    12but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

  • Ps 37:2
    74%

    2For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

  • Jas 4:14
    73%

    14You 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.

  • Ps 39:5
    73%

    5Look, 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)

  • Ps 90:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

    10The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

  • Ps 104:14
    72%

    14He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

  • Eccl 3:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

    20Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.

  • Ps 78:39
    71%

    39He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.

  • Ps 129:6
    71%

    6May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

  • Job 10:5
    71%

    5Are your days like the days of a mortal, or your years like the years of a mortal,

  • Ps 92:7
    71%

    7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

  • Ps 89:47
    71%

    47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

  • 1 Chr 29:15
    71%

    15For we are resident foreigners and temporary settlers in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.

  • Ps 102:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.

    4My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.

  • Isa 2:22
    70%

    22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

  • Isa 37:27
    70%

    27Their residents are powerless; they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

  • Job 8:9
    70%

    9For we were born yesterday and do not have knowledge, since our days on earth are but a shadow.

  • Job 7:1
    70%

    1The Brevity of Life“Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?

  • Ps 104:29
    69%

    29When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life’s breath, they die and return to dust.

  • Isa 28:4
    69%

    4The withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, will be like an early fig before harvest– as soon as someone notices it, he grabs it and swallows it.

  • Eccl 6:12
    69%

    12For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

  • Job 24:24
    69%

    24They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.’

  • Ps 104:23
    69%

    23Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.

  • Luke 12:28
    69%

    28And 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!

  • Job 14:5
    69%

    5Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.