Psalms 49:12
But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.
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- Ps 49:20 : 20 A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.
- Ps 82:7 : 7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, And fall like one of the rulers."
- Eccl 3:18-21 : 18 I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals. 19 For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity. 20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
- Ps 39:5 : 5 Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
- Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
- Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. 11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
- 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, And all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
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- Ps 49:17-204 verses86%
17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul-- And men praise you when you do well for yourself--
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
20 A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.
- Ps 49:9-113 verses79%
9 That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
10 For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
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4 Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
- Eccl 3:18-214 verses77%
18 I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
19 For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
- Ps 49:13-142 verses76%
13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, Far from their mansion.
- Ps 103:15-162 verses74%
15 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
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4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
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15 All flesh would perish together, And man would turn again to dust.
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10 But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?
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2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.
- Job 4:19-213 verses73%
19 How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.
21 Isn't their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
- Ps 89:47-482 verses73%
47 Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!
48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
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22 Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he?
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7 Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who 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 their possessions be extended on the earth.
- Ps 39:5-62 verses71%
5 Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
6 "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.
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24 For, "All flesh is like grass, And all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
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24 For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
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12 So man lies down and doesn't rise; Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
- Jas 1:10-112 verses71%
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
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11 They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.
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7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, And fall like one of the rulers."
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16 For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
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11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
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26 They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.
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4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
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13 They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
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17 His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.
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8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
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17 What is man, that you should magnify him, That you should set your mind on him,
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11 When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.
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9 Surely men of low degree are just a breath, And men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
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19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
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6 How much less man, who is a worm! The son of man, who is a worm!"
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12 While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, It withers before any other reed.