Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
To the worm
General references
Bible References
Corruption
Job 21:32
He shall yet be brought to the grave and shall remain in the tomb.
Psalm 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in Sheol; neither wilt thou suffer thy Merciful One to see corruption.
Psalm 49:9
that he should still live for ever and not see corruption.
Acts 2:27
because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 13:34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said this, I will give you the sure mercies promised to David.
1 Corinthians 15:42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it shall be raised in incorruption;
To the worm
Job 19:26
and afterward from this, my stricken skin and from my own flesh, I must see God:
Job 24:20
The Merciful One shall forget them; the worm shall feed sweetly on them; they shall never be remembered again; and iniquity shall be broken as a tree.
Isaiah 14:11
Thy pride is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
General references
Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore my heart began to despair again regarding all the labour which I took under the sun.
Isaiah 38:10
I said in the cutting off of my days; I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.