Genesis 3:19


“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Psalm 104:29


You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.

Genesis 2:7

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Job 34:15


All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.

Psalm 90:3


You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”

Ecclesiastes 3:20

All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

Genesis 18:27

Abraham answered, “Now behold, I who am but dust [in origin] and ashes have decided to speak to the Lord.

Genesis 23:4

“I am a stranger and a sojourner (resident alien) among you; give (sell) me property for a burial place among you so that I may bury my dead [in the proper manner].”

Job 1:21

He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 17:13-16


“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,
If I make my bed in the darkness,

Job 19:26


“Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death],
Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,

Job 21:26


“Together they lie down in the dust,
And the worms cover them.

Psalm 22:15


My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery;
And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws;
And You have laid me in the dust of death.

Psalm 22:29


All the prosperous of the earth will eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust (the dead) will bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

Psalm 103:14


For He knows our [mortal] frame;
He remembers that we are [merely] dust.

Proverbs 21:16


A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)
Will remain in the assembly of the dead.

Ecclesiastes 1:3


What advantage does man have from all his work
Which he does under the sun (while earthbound)?

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came; and he will take away nothing from all his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).

Romans 5:12-21

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.

1 Corinthians 15:21-22

For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come.

Ephesians 4:28

The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Bible References

In

Ecclesiastes 1:3

What advantage does man have from all his work
Which he does under the sun (while earthbound)?
Ephesians 4:28
The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

For dust

Genesis 2:7
then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].
Genesis 18:27
Abraham answered, “Now behold, I who am but dust [in origin] and ashes have decided to speak to the Lord.

And

Genesis 23:4
“I am a stranger and a sojourner (resident alien) among you; give (sell) me property for a burial place among you so that I may bury my dead [in the proper manner].”
Job 17:13

“But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home,
If I make my bed in the darkness,
Job 19:26

“Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death],
Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,
Job 21:26

“Together they lie down in the dust,
And the worms cover them.
Job 34:15

All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery;
And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws;
And You have laid me in the dust of death.
Psalm 104:29

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
Proverbs 21:16

A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom)
Will remain in the assembly of the dead.
Ecclesiastes 3:20
All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Daniel 12:2
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.
1 Corinthians 15:21
For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come.

General references

Genesis 23:19
After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah to the east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Job 34:15

All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
Psalm 104:23

Man goes out to his work
And remains at his labor until evening.
Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the task which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.