Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Body » Frailty of
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
Breath » Of life
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.
neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
false Confidence » In man
There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah'saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Man » Extremity of examples of » Frailty of
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
Man » Redemption of » Trust in
that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah!
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah'saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.
Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when Jehovah shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Man » No trust to be placed in
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in man, warnings concerning
that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah!
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah'saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.
Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when Jehovah shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.