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
And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,
Psalm 16:10
You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
Psalm 49:9
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
Acts 2:27
because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
Acts 13:34
But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, never again to be in a state of decay, God has spoken in this way: 'I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.'
1 Corinthians 15:42
It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.
To the worm
Job 19:26
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God,
Job 24:20
The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.
Isaiah 14:11
Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.
General references
Ecclesiastes 2:20
So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.
Isaiah 38:10
"I thought, 'In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.'