1 Peter 1:24

For all flesh ¹  is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; ²  the grass withers and the flower falls off,

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

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

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

For, "ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

As the prophet says, "People are like grass that dies away; their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of wildflowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall away.

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

That's why the prophet said, The old life is a grass life, its beauty as short-lived as wildflowers; Grass dries up, flowers droop,

SABDAweb 1Pe 1:24

For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:

bibleoremus 1Pe 1:24

For "All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

because "All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away,

biblegateway 1Pe 1:24

For all flesh ¹  is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; ²  the grass withers and the flower falls off,

¹ sn Here all flesh is a metaphor for humanity – human beings as both frail and temporary.

² tn Or “a wildflower.”