Psalms 103:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;”
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“As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Mortal man! as grass <FI>are<Fi> his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 103:15 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 14:1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
- Psalms 90:5You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Isaiah 28:4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
- Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
- Isaiah 40:7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
- Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
- James 1:10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
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