Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Bible References

General references

Matthew 13:20
And the person who was sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the message and immediately welcomes it joyfully,
James 1:10
And the wealthy person [should be happy] that he is humbled [by God], because he will pass away like a flower [blossoming] from grass.
1 Peter 1:24
For all forms of flesh are similar to grass, and all the splendor of [a person's] flesh is like the flower [which blossoms] from the grass. [But as with] grass, [a person's flesh] withers, and its flower [i.e., his splendor] falls off.