Quotes about Death
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
- Job 38:17
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
- Job 40:13
And so Job died, old and full of years.
- Job 42:17
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Psalm 6:5
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
- Psalm 9:1
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Psalm 18:4
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Psalm 18:5
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- Psalm 22:15
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
- Psalm 41:5
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalm 49:10
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Psalm 49:14
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
- Psalm 49:17