Psalm 39:6

God's Word

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Cross References

Job 14:1

“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble.

Job 7:16

I hate my life; I do not want to live forever. Leave me alone because my days are so brief.

Job 7:7

Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.

Psalm 127:2

It is useless to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. The Lord gives ⌞food⌟ to those he loves while they sleep.

Psalm 144:4

Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow.

Psalm 89:48

Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah

Proverbs 13:22

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.

Proverbs 23:5

Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.

Proverbs 27:24

Wealth is not forever. Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It’s all pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Get rid of what troubles you or wears down your body, because childhood and youth are pointless.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear God, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Absolutely pointless!” says the spokesman. “Everything is pointless!”

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to anyone who pleases him. But to the person who continues to sin, he gives the job of gathering and collecting ⌞wealth⌟. The sinner must turn his wealth over to the person who pleases God. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also gathered silver and gold for myself. I gathered the treasures of kings and provinces. I provided myself with male and female singers and the pleasures men have with one concubine  after another.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

These hoarded riches were then lost in bad business deals. The owners had children, but now they have nothing to give them.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money on what cannot nourish you and your wages on what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: Eat what is good, and enjoy the best foods.

Luke 12:26

If you can’t do a small thing like that, why worry about other things?

Luke 12:29

“Don’t concern yourself about what you will eat or drink, and quit worrying about these things.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things in this world should do so but not depend on them. It is clear that this world in its present form is passing away.

James 4:14

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be used as evidence against you. Like fire, it will destroy your body. You have stored up riches in these last days.

1 Peter 1:24

“All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower of the field. The grass dries up and the flower drops off,

1 Peter 5:7

Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you.