Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Bible References
A vapour
James 1:10
But the rich person's pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
Job 7:6
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and they come to an end without hope.
Job 9:25
"My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness.
Job 14:1
"Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
Psalm 39:5
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.
Psalm 89:47
Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
Psalm 90:5
You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;
Psalm 102:3
For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
Isaiah 38:12
My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd's tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life.
1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,
1 Peter 4:7
For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
1 John 2:17
And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.