12 Bible Verses about What Value Is Man?
Most Relevant Verses
Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time];
For why should he be esteemed?
How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful and permissible to do good on the Sabbath.”
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?
And that You are concerned about him?
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him?
But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,
“What is man, that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?
Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.
Consider the ravens, for they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the crop]; they have no storehouse or barn, and yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
The [noble and] precious sons of Zion,
[Once] worth their weight in fine gold,
How they are regarded [merely] as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
I assure you and most solemnly say to you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater [in privilege] than he.
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater [in privilege] than he.”
