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
Yet he will be borne to the grave. Men shall keep watch over the tomb.
Psalm 16:10
For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
Psalm 49:9
That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
Acts 2:27
because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
Acts 13:34
"Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'
1 Corinthians 15:42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
To the worm
Job 19:26
After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God,
Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.
General references
Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Isaiah 38:10
I said, "In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years."