Thematic Bible: What does not endure


Thematic Bible




Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water? While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any [other] plant. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish. read more.
His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider's web. He leans on his web, but it doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.

As for man, his days are like grass- he blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known.

Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue, only a moment.
Verse ConceptsLipsLyingNot LyingTelling The TruthLying And Deceitlieing

A voice was saying, "Cry out!" Another said, "What should I cry out?" "All humanity is grass, and all its goodness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flowers fade when the breath of the Lord blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever."


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