8 Bible Verses about Imperfect Nature Of Human Glory

All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off. But the word of our God abides forever. This is the word of good tidings that was preached to you.

A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of Jehovah blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.

One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others. Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves.

Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

The ministry of death was written and engraved on stones. Glory came with it so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly upon the face of Moses. And this glory was passing away. How shall the ministry of the Spirit not be with glory?

Do not be afraid when someone becomes rich, when the greatness of his house increases. He will not take anything with him when he dies. Even his greatness cannot follow him.

Even what was glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the greater glory.

We are not like Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look steadily on the end of that which was passing away: