19 Bible Verses about Time Passing

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Psalm 144:4

Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.

Job 8:9

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

Job 14:2

“Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

Psalm 39:11

“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;
You consume as a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

Psalm 109:23

I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust.

Psalm 89:47

Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

Psalm 39:5-6

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”

Ecclesiastes 8:13

But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”

Psalm 103:15-16

As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.

1 Kings 18:29

When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.

2 Kings 21:6

He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger.

Acts 27:9

When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them,

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