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
Indeed, they soon will wither like grass, and like green herbs they will fade away.
Psalm 92:7
Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind, who makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
Matthew 13:6
But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.
General references
Job 8:12
While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.
Psalm 37:2
Indeed, they soon will wither like grass, and like green herbs they will fade away.