Psalms 49:12 Cross References

Psalms 49:12

12: They will not last long despite their riches--they will die like the animals.

Ecclesiastes 3:18

  1. Then I realized that God allows people to continue in their sinful ways so he can test them. That way, they can see for themselves that they are no better than animals.
  2. For humans and animals both breathe the same air, and both die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!
  3. Both go to the same place--the dust from which they came and to which they must return.
  4. For who can prove that the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?

Psalms 49:20

  1. People who boast of their wealth don't understand that they will die like the animals.

Psalms 39:5

  1. My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath."

Psalms 82:7

  1. But in death you are mere men. You will fall as any prince, for all must die.'"

Ecclesiastes 9:12

  1. People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often caught by sudden tragedy.

James 1:10

  1. And those who are rich should be glad, for God has humbled them. They will fade away like a flower in the field.
  2. The hot sun rises and dries up the grass; the flower withers, and its beauty fades away. So also, wealthy people will fade away with all of their achievements.

1 Peter 1:24

  1. As the prophet says, "People are like grass that dies away; their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of wildflowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall away.
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