1 Peter 1:24

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all the glory of man like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

In Context

23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and forever enduring word of God.

25but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

James 4:14You 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.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24

Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →

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