Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Psalm 39:11 in English Standard Version "When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a mere breath!" Job 13:28 Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. Ps 39:5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Ps 49:14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. Ps 80:16 They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your face! Isa 50:9 Behold, the Lord God helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up.