Jonah 4:7

But God prepared a worm when morning dawned the next day, and it attacked the plant and it withered.

Joel 1:12


The vine dries up
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up,
Indeed, joy dries up and withdraws
From the sons of men.

Job 1:21

He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Psalm 30:6-7


As for me, in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be moved.”

Psalm 90:5-6


You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—

Psalm 102:10


Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

Isaiah 40:6-8


A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

Bible References

Prepared

Job 1:21
He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 30:6

As for me, in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be moved.”
Psalm 102:10

Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

It withered

Psalm 90:5

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep [forgotten as soon as they are gone];
In the morning they are like grass which grows anew—
Isaiah 40:6

A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
Joel 1:12

The vine dries up
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up,
Indeed, joy dries up and withdraws
From the sons of men.