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Genesis 3:19

19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”

Cross References for Genesis 3:19

Ezekiel 46:1 - “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court facing east is to be shut o... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1

Psalms 104:23 - Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening. Click to read the verse Psalms 104:23 Click to read the verse Psalms 104:23

Genesis 3:23 - So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been ... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:23

Genesis 2:7 - the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the brea... Click to read the verse Genesis 2:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 2:7

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:7 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:7

Job 33:6 - I am just like you before God; I too have been taken from clay. Click to read the verse Job 33:6 Click to read the verse Job 33:6

Job 4:19 - how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crus... Click to read the verse Job 4:19 Click to read the verse Job 4:19

2 Corinthians 5:1 - Our Heavenly Dwelling Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a b... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:1

Psalms 103:14 - for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. Click to read the verse Psalms 103:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 103:14

1 Corinthians 15:47 - The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:47 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:47

Genesis 2:17 - but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it yo... Click to read the verse Genesis 2:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 2:17

Psalms 128:2 - You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Click to read the verse Psalms 128:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 128:2

Ephesians 4:28 - He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his o... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:28 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:28

Romans 5:12-21 - Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one ma... Click to read the verse Romans 5:12-21 Click to read the verse Romans 5:12-21

Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Click to read the verse Romans 6:23 Click to read the verse Romans 6:23

1 Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:22

Job 1:21 - and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the L... Click to read the verse Job 1:21 Click to read the verse Job 1:21

Psalms 90:3 - You turn men back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, O sons of men.” Click to read the verse Psalms 90:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 90:3

Job 21:26 - Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both. Click to read the verse Job 21:26 Click to read the verse Job 21:26

Psalms 22:15 - My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay ... Click to read the verse Psalms 22:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:15

Psalms 22:29 - All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before... Click to read the verse Psalms 22:29 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:29

Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13

Genesis 23:4 - “I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can ... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:4

1 Corinthians 15:21-22 - For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

Daniel 12:2 - Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to s... Click to read the verse Daniel 12:2 Click to read the verse Daniel 12:2

Job 34:15 - all mankind would perish together and man would return to the dust. Click to read the verse Job 34:15 Click to read the verse Job 34:15

Job 17:13-16 - If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in darkness, Click to read the verse Job 17:13-16 Click to read the verse Job 17:13-16

Ecclesiastes 1:3 - What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:3

Job 19:26 - And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; Click to read the verse Job 19:26 Click to read the verse Job 19:26

Proverbs 21:16 - A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:16 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:16

1 Thessalonians 2:9 - Surely you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to b... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:9

2 Thessalonians 3:10 - For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Ecclesiastes 5:15 - Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:15 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:15

Ecclesiastes 3:20 - All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:20 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:20

Psalms 104:29 - When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and retu... Click to read the verse Psalms 104:29 Click to read the verse Psalms 104:29

Genesis 18:27 - Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:27

Romans 5:12 - Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one ma... Click to read the verse Romans 5:12 Click to read the verse Romans 5:12

Genesis 5:5 - Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. Click to read the verse Genesis 5:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 5:5

Hebrews 9:27 - Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:27 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:27

Job 30:23 - I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. Click to read the verse Job 30:23 Click to read the verse Job 30:23

Proverbs 12:11 - He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:11

Acts 13:36 - “For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried w... Click to read the verse Acts 13:36 Click to read the verse Acts 13:36

Genesis 35:29 - Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And h... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:29 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:29

Genesis 23:19 - Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which... Click to read the verse Genesis 23:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 23:19

Genesis 50:24 - Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 50:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 50:24

Genesis 50:5 - ‘My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for my... Click to read the verse Genesis 50:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 50:5

Genesis 47:29 - When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I ... Click to read the verse Genesis 47:29 Click to read the verse Genesis 47:29

Judges 19:16 - That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the men of ... Click to read the verse Judges 19:16 Click to read the verse Judges 19:16

Psalms 146:4 - When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to noth... Click to read the verse Psalms 146:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:4

Job 10:9 - Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again? Click to read the verse Job 10:9 Click to read the verse Job 10:9

Job 21:33 - The soil in the valley is sweet to him; all men follow after him, and a countless throng goes b... Click to read the verse Job 21:33 Click to read the verse Job 21:33

1 Corinthians 15:42 - So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is rai... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:42 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:42

Romans 5:17 - For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will ... Click to read the verse Romans 5:17 Click to read the verse Romans 5:17

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - I have seen the burden God has laid on men. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10

John 11:39 - “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this ... Click to read the verse John 11:39 Click to read the verse John 11:39