Psalm 39:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You punish people for doing wrong to teach them the right way to live. As a moth destroys cloth, you destroy what people love. Yes, our lives are like a small cloud that quickly disappears. Selah

Cross References

Job 13:28

So I am becoming weaker and weaker, like a piece of wood rotting away, like a piece of cloth eaten by moths.

Isaiah 50:9

But look, the Lord GOD helps me, so no one can prove me guilty. As for them, they will all be like worthless old clothes, eaten by moths.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish the people I love. So show that nothing is more important to you than living right. Change your hearts and lives.

Hebrews 12:6

The Lord disciplines everyone he loves; he punishes everyone he accepts as a child.” Proverbs 3:11-12

1 Corinthians 5:5

Then turn this man over to Satan. His sinful self has to be destroyed so that his spirit will be saved on the day when the Lord comes again.

2 Peter 2:16

But a donkey told him that he was doing wrong. A donkey cannot talk, of course, but that donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the prophet from acting so crazy.

Hosea 5:12

I will destroy Ephraim as a moth eats a piece of cloth. I will ruin Judah, like rot on a piece of wood.

Job 30:30

My skin is burned and peeling away. My body is hot with fever.

Job 4:19

So surely people are worse! They live in houses of clay built on dust. They can be crushed as easily as a moth!

Job 9:34

I wish someone could take away the threat of God’s punishment. Then he would not frighten me anymore.