Psalms 49:12
but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
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- Ps 49:20 : 20 Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
- Ps 82:7 : 7 Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”
- Eccl 3:18-21 : 18 I also thought to myself,“It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals. 19 For 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. 20 Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return. 21 Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
- 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)
- Eccl 9:12 : 12 Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare– just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.
- 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.
- 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,
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- Ps 49:17-204 verses86%
17 For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.
18 He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:“May men praise you, for you have done well!”
19 But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
20 Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
- Ps 49:9-113 verses79%
9 so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
10 Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,
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4 People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
- Eccl 3:18-214 verses77%
18 I also thought to myself,“It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.
19 For 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.
20 Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.
21 Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
- Ps 49:13-142 verses76%
13 This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy.(Selah)
14 They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
- Ps 103:15-162 verses74%
15 A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,
16 but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.
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4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
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15 all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.
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10 But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?
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2 He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
- Job 4:19-213 verses73%
19 how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
20 They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
21 Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
- Ps 89:47-482 verses73%
47 Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
48 No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)
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22 Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
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7 he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’
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29 He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
- Ps 39:5-62 verses71%
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)
6 Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
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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,
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24 for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
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12 so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
- Jas 1:10-112 verses71%
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.
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11 They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment,
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7 Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”
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16 For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies– just like the fool!
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11 The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
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26 They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
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4 How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”
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13 They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
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17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
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8 Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,
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17 Insignificance of Humans“What is mankind that you make so much of them, and that you pay attention to them?
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11 You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor.(Selah)
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9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
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19 He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.
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6 how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot– a son of man, who is only a worm!”
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12 While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!