13 Bible Verses about Life, Brevity Of
Most Relevant Verses
“Lord, make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.
For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.
“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
“Would He not let my few days alone?
Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
Yet David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.’ But truly as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death.”
Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!
“Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
A voice says, “Call out.”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
