Holy BibleKing James Version

1 Peter 1:24 KJV

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:

1 Peter 1:24, King James Version

In context

23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

24 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:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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Cross-references

  • Isaiah 40:6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
  • Psalms 103:15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
  • James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
  • James 1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
  • Psalms 37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.