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1 Peter 1:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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δFora 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:

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Isa. 40:6‑8• ⁶A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? —All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field.
⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. (Isa. 40:6‑8)

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2 Kings 19:26• ²⁶{i}And their inhabitants were powerless,{HR}They were dismayed and put to shame;{HR}They were as the growing grass, and as the green herb,{HR}As the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.{HR}{/i} (2 Kings 19:26)

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Psa. 37:2• ²For like grass they are speedily cut off,{HR}And like the greenness of the tender herb they do fade. (Psa. 37:2)

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Psa. 90:5• ⁵Thou sweepest them away— asleep are they;{HR}In the morning as grass changeth; (Psa. 90:5)

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Psa. 92:7• ⁷When wicked [men] spring up as grass{HR}And all the workers of iniquity flourish,{HR}[It is] for them to be destroyed forever. (Psa. 92:7)

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Psa. 102:4• ⁴My heart is smitten as grass and dried up;{HR}For I forget to eat my bread. (Psa. 102:4)

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Psa. 103:15• ¹⁵Man! his days [are] like grass;{HR}As a flower of the field, so doth he flourish. (Psa. 103:15)

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Psa. 129:6• ⁶Be they as grass of housetops{HR}Which withereth before it is plucked up; (Psa. 129:6)

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Isa. 40:6‑8• ⁶A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? —All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field.
⁷The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
⁸The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. (Isa. 40:6‑8)

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James 1:10‑11• ¹⁰and the rich in his humiliation, because as flower of grass, he will pass away.
¹¹For the sun arose with its scorching, and withered the grass, and its flower fell away, and the comeliness of its look perished: thus also will the rich one fade in his goings. (James 1:10‑11)

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James 4:14• ¹⁴whereas ye know not what [will be] the morrow. Of what sort [is] your life? Why, it is a vapour that appeareth for a little and then disappeareth, (James 4:14)

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1 John 2:17• ¹⁷And the world is passing, and its lust; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever. (1 John 2:17)

• In setting forth the blessedness of being born again he makes it more felt by contrasting with it universal nature, and nature at its best. (“1 Peter 1:24-25” by W. Kelly)

• In human nature, fallen too as it is, there is no stability; its flower only and altogether evanescent. (“1 Peter 1:24-25” by W. Kelly)

• It is an eternal principle of blessing. The believer is not born after the flesh to enjoy temporary rights and blessings, as was the case with a Jew, but of an incorruptible seed, a principle of life as unchangeable as the Word of God Himself. (“1 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Because all flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass. The grass has withered and its flower has fallen;

W. Kelly Translation

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Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all itsa glory as a flower of grass. The grass withered and the flower fell away,

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The addition, "of man" for "its" is without due warrant.