Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

• 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?