Psalm 39:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Our life is like an image in a mirror. We rush through life collecting things, but we don’t know who will get them after we die.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If people do good and please God, he will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But those who sin will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

James 4:14

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.

1 Corinthians 7:31

You should use the things of the world without letting them become important to you. This is how you should live, because this world, the way it is now, will soon be gone.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now, what should we learn from everything that is written in this book? The most important thing a person can do is to respect God and obey his commands, because he knows about everything people do—even the secret things. He knows about all the good and all the bad, and he will judge people for everything they do.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

Then something bad happens and they lose everything. So they have nothing to give to their children.

1 Peter 5:7

Give all your worries to him, because he cares for you.

Luke 12:29

“So don’t always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about it.

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on something that is not real food? Why should you work for something that does not really satisfy you? Listen closely to me and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the food that satisfies your soul.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also gathered silver and gold for myself. I took treasures from kings and their nations. I had men and women singing for me. I had everything any man could want.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I looked at everything done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind.

Proverbs 13:22

It is good to have something to pass down to your grandchildren. But wealth hidden away by sinners will be given to those who live right.

Psalm 127:2

It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late, trying to make a living. The Lord provides for those he loves, even while they are sleeping.

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.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver will rust, and that rust will be a proof that you were wrong. That rust will eat your bodies like fire. You saved your treasure in the last days.

Proverbs 27:24

Neither wealth nor nations last forever.

Proverbs 23:5

In the blink of an eye, money can disappear, as if it grew wings and flew away like a bird.

Job 7:7

God, remember, my life is like a breath. I will not get a second chance to enjoy it.

Job 7:16

I hate my life—I give up. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone! My life means nothing.

Job 14:1

“We are all human beings. Our life is short and full of trouble.

Psalm 89:48

Is there anyone alive who will never die? Will anyone escape the grave? Selah

Psalm 144:4

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

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Don’t let your anger control you, and don’t let your body lead you to sin. People do foolish things in the dawn of life while they are young.

Luke 12:26

And if you can’t do the little things, why worry about the big things?