James 4:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:24

The Scriptures say, “Our lives are like the grass of spring, and any glory we enjoy is like the beauty of a wildflower. The grass dries up and dies, and the flower falls to the ground.

Psalm 39:5

You gave me only a short life. Compared to you, my whole life is nothing. The life of every human is like a cloud that quickly disappears. Selah

1 John 2:17

The world is passing away, and all the things that people want in the world are passing away. But whoever does what God wants will live forever.

Psalm 102:3

My life is passing away like smoke. My life is like a fire slowly burning out.

James 1:10

Believers who are rich should be glad when bad things happen that humble them. Their riches won’t keep them from disappearing as quickly as wildflowers.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is. You created us to live a short life and then die.

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you in your prayers.

Isaiah 38:12

My home, my shepherd’s tent, is being pulled down and taken from me. I am finished like the cloth someone rolls up and cuts from the loom. You ended my life in such a short time.

Psalm 78:39

He remembered that they were only people, like a wind that blows and then is gone.

Psalm 144:4

Our life is like a puff of air. It is like a passing shadow.

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about what you will do in the future; you have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

Isaiah 2:22

Stop trusting other people to save you. Do not think too highly of them; they are only humans who have not stopped breathing yet.

2 Samuel 19:34

But Barzillai said to the king, “Do you know how old I am? Do you think I can go with you to Jerusalem?