Psalm 146:4
When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.
Psalm 104:29
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Genesis 2:7
then the Lord God
1 Corinthians 2:6
Yet we do speak wisdom among those spiritually mature [believers who have teachable hearts and a greater understanding]; but [it is a higher] wisdom not [the wisdom] of this present age nor of the rulers and leaders of this age, who are passing away;
Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 6:17
For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
Job 14:21
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
Job 17:1
The grave is ready for me.
Job 17:11
“My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated and torn apart;
The wishes of my heart [are broken].
Psalm 33:10
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
Psalm 90:3
You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”
Isaiah 2:22
Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time];
For why should he be esteemed?
Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord [our king],
Was captured in their snares,
He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Daniel 5:23
And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Job 14:10
“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?
Job 27:3
As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He returneth
His thoughts
General references
Bible References
His breath
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?
The grave is ready for me.
As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
He returneth
You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
His thoughts
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
“My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated and torn apart;
The wishes of my heart [are broken].
Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time];
For why should he be esteemed?
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord [our king],
Was captured in their snares,
He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
General references
When the wicked man dies, his expectation will perish;
And the hope of [godless] strong men perishes.