19 Bible Verses about Time Passing

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?

Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.

But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he committed much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them.

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away.