8 Bible Verses about Sudden Death

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Job 34:20

They die suddenly in the middle of the night;
people shudder, then pass away.
Even the mighty are removed without effort.

Job 21:13

They spend their days in prosperity
and go down to Sheol in peace.

Job 21:23

One person dies in excellent health,
completely secure and at ease.

1 Samuel 25:36-38

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light. In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. Then he had a seizure and became paralyzed. About 10 days later, the Lord struck Nabal dead.

Job 27:21

An east wind picks him up, and he is gone;
it carries him away from his place.

Proverbs 28:18

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.

Acts 20:7-12

On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he extended his message until midnight. There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled, and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on speaking. When he was overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. read more.
But Paul went down, fell on him, embraced him, and said, “Don’t be alarmed, for his life is in him!” After going upstairs, breaking the bread, and eating, Paul conversed a considerable time until dawn. Then he left. They brought the boy home alive and were greatly comforted.

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