9 Bible Verses about A Time To Die

Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. The wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle flying back and forth. They end without hope. O God, remember that my life is but a breath. I will never again see good. You see me now but not for long. Your eyes will be on me but I will be dead.

Man born of woman, lives a short life that is full of trouble. He springs up like a flower and fades away. He is like a fleeting shadow and does not endure.

They will quickly dry up like grass and whither away like green plants.

My days are like a lengthened shadow and I wither away like grass.

You will come to your grave at a very old age like a stack of hay in its season.

When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt.

David was about to die. He called his son Solomon and gave him his last instructions:

But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?'