Psalm 129:6

Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up

Psalm 37:2

For they wither quickly like grass
and wilt like tender green plants.

2 Kings 19:26

Their inhabitants have become powerless,
dismayed, and ashamed.
They are plants of the field,
tender grass,
grass on the rooftops,
blasted by the east wind.

Psalm 92:7

though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be eternally destroyed.

Isaiah 37:27

Their inhabitants have become powerless,
dismayed, and ashamed.
They are plants of the field,
tender grass,
grass on the rooftops,
blasted by the east wind.

Jeremiah 17:5-6

This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

General references

Bible References

As the grass

Psalm 37:2
For they wither quickly like grass
and wilt like tender green plants.
Psalm 92:7
though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be eternally destroyed.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the Lord says:

The man who trusts in mankind,
who makes human flesh his strength
and turns his heart from the Lord is cursed.
Matthew 13:6
But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.

General references

Job 8:12
While still uncut shoots,
they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
Psalm 37:2
For they wither quickly like grass
and wilt like tender green plants.

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