Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
As the grass
General references
Bible References
As the grass
Psalm 37:2
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Psalm 92:7
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Jeremiah 17:5
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Matthew 13:6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
General references
Job 8:12
“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].
“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].
Psalm 37:2
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.