'Fleeting' in the Bible

Like a dream upon awakening, when [you] wake up, O Lord, you will despise their fleeting form.

Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.

Remove sorrow from your heart,and put away pain from your flesh,because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn's dew!

So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 4:6 : Gen 1:3 2 Corinthians 4:13 : Ps 116:10 end of crossrefs

choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure.