Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

Bible References

Excellency

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 49:14
They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
Psalm 146:3
Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!
Isaiah 14:16
Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking: "Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?
Luke 16:22
"Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.
James 1:11
For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Die

Job 36:12
But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.
Psalm 49:20
Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
Isaiah 2:22
Stop trusting in human beings, whose life's breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

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