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What Does the Bible Say About Dust?

Here are 8 Bible verses about dust, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Genesis 3:19

    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

    BSBBy the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

  2. #2Genesis 2:7

    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    BSBThen the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

  3. #3Ecclesiastes 12:7

    Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

    BSBbefore the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

  4. #4Psalms 103:14

    For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

    BSBFor He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

  5. #5Psalms 103:13-14

    Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

    BSBAs a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

  6. #6Ecclesiastes 3:20

    All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

    BSBAll go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

  7. #7Luke 9:5

    And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

    BSBIf anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”

  8. #8Matthew 10:14

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

    BSBAnd if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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