6 Bible Verses about Man A Mere Breath

“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.

“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh];
My eye will not see good again.

“I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].

The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).