Psalm 39:6

New International Version

“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

James 4:14

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

1 Corinthians 7:31

those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Luke 12:29

And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Everything is meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Proverbs 13:22

A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Psalm 127:2

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.

1 Peter 1:24

For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

Proverbs 27:24

for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

Proverbs 23:5

Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Job 7:7

Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.

Job 7:16

I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

Job 14:1

“Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble.

Psalm 89:48

Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?

Psalm 144:4

They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.

Luke 12:26

Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?