Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Body » Frailty of
Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them.
And David sware again and said, "Thy father knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes and therefore he thinketh, 'Jonathan shall not know it, lest he be sorry.' For in very deed even as truly as the LORD liveth, and as truly as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."
My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me, and the light of mine eyes is gone from me.
For he considered that they were but flesh; even a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust;
Our bones lie scattered before the pit, like as when one graveth and diggeth up the ground.
Fear not, then, any man whose breath is in his nostrils - for what is he?
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field.
We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, stained with the flux of a woman: we fall every and each one as the leaf, for our sins carry us away like the wind.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
Endurance » What does not endure
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks. For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.
May a rush be green without moisture, or may the grass grow without water? No: but before it be shot forth, and before it be gathered, it withereth; before any other herb. Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught. read more.
His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web. He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web. He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them. Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Flesh » The flesh
My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.
It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you are spirit and life.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them. Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
Watch and pray, that ye fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Watch ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak."
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord: So then I myself in my mind serve the law of God, and in my flesh the law of sin.
I say, walk in the spirit, and fulfil not the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth contrary to the spirit, and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot do that which ye would. But and if ye be led of the spirit, then are ye not under the law. read more.
The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects, envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects, envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass.
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them.
Grass » Figurative
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away. The sun riseth with heat, and the grass withereth and his flower falleth away, and the beauty of the fashion of it perisheth: even so shall the rich man perish with his abundance.
As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
Man » Extremity of examples of » Frailty of
Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them.
And David sware again and said, "Thy father knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes and therefore he thinketh, 'Jonathan shall not know it, lest he be sorry.' For in very deed even as truly as the LORD liveth, and as truly as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."
My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me, and the light of mine eyes is gone from me.
For he considered that they were but flesh; even a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
For he knoweth whereof we be made, he remembereth that we are but dust;
Our bones lie scattered before the pit, like as when one graveth and diggeth up the ground.
Fear not, then, any man whose breath is in his nostrils - for what is he?
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field.
We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, stained with the flux of a woman: we fall every and each one as the leaf, for our sins carry us away like the wind.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
Man » A social being » As grass
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
Yea I, I am even he, that in all things giveth you consolation. What art thou then, that fearest a mortal man; the child of man, which goeth away as doeth the flour,
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them.
As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
For their inhabiters shall be like lame men, brought in fear and confounded. They shall be like the grass and green herbs in the field, like the hay upon housetops, that withereth afore it be grown up.
and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.
Man » Compared to » Grass
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them. Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
Yea I, I am even he, that in all things giveth you consolation. What art thou then, that fearest a mortal man; the child of man, which goeth away as doeth the flour,
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them.
As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
For their inhabiters shall be like lame men, brought in fear and confounded. They shall be like the grass and green herbs in the field, like the hay upon housetops, that withereth afore it be grown up.
and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.
Vanishing » What vanishes away
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them. Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.