Isaiah 40:6-7

Christian Standard Bible

⁶A voice was saying, “Cry out!”
Another said,^[a] “What should I cry out?”
“All humanity is grass,^(A)
and all its goodness is like the flower of the field.^(B)
⁷The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath^[b] of the Lord blows on them;^[c]
indeed, the people are grass.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

40:6 DSS, LXX, Vg read I said
40:7 Or wind, or Spirit
40:7 Lit it

James 1:10-11

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁰but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.^(A) ¹¹For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities.^(B)

Read full chapter

1 Peter 1:24

Christian Standard Bible

²⁴For

All flesh is like grass,
and all its glory^(A) like a flower of the grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,

Read full chapter

1 Peter 1:24 in all English translations

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.