Psalm 37:2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Cross-references
Psalm 37:35 describes the wicked flourishing like a green tree, contrasting with the fading grass in 37:2 but showing the same temporary prosperity.
Psalm 37:36 shows the wicked vanishing, directly fulfilling the 'soon fade like grass' promise of 37:2.
Psalm 73:17-20 reveals the sudden destruction of the wicked, echoing the fading grass imagery of 37:2.
Psalm 92:7 directly parallels: the wicked spring up like grass only to be destroyed forever.
Psalm 129:5-7 compares Zion's enemies to grass on housetops that withers before growing, echoing the fate of the wicked.
Psalm 129:6 directly says enemies shall be as grass on housetops that withers — same imagery for the wicked.
Psalm 90:5 uses the same grass metaphor for human transience, though applied to all people, not just the wicked.
Psalm 90:6 uses the same grass-withering image for human transience, though applied to all people, not just the wicked.
James 1:11 explicitly describes grass withering under the sun, applied to the rich fading away — a strong parallel.
Isaiah 37:27 describes the Assyrian army as grass of the field that withers, matching the fate of the wicked.
Job 20:5-9 describes the wicked's triumph as short-lived and perishing quickly, matching the theme of sudden destruction.
James 1:10 compares the rich to a flower that passes away, similar to the grass-withering metaphor for transience.
1 Peter 1:24 quotes Isaiah: all flesh is as grass that withers, a general statement on human mortality.