7 Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground  * and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils,  * and the man became a living being.  *

13 For it was you who created my inward parts;  *

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  *

14 I will praise you

because I have been remarkably and wondrously made.  *,*

Your works are wondrous,

and I know this very well.  *

15 My bones were not hidden from you

when I was made in secret,

when I was formed in the depths of the earth.  *

16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;

all my days were written in your book and planned

before a single one of them began.  *

9 For the wellspring of life is with you.  *

By means of your light we see light.  *

33 I will sing to the  Lord all my life;

I will sing praise to my God while I live.  *

6 Jesus told him, "I am*the way,*the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

10 A thief comes only to steal*and kill and destroy.*I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

25 Jesus said to her, "I am*the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me,*even if he dies, will live.*26 Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.*Do you believe this? "

35 "I am*the bread of life," Jesus told them. "No one who comes to me*will ever be hungry,*and no one who believes in me*will ever be thirsty*again.

38 The one who believes in me,*as the Scripture*has said, will have streams of living water*flow*from deep within him."

20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  * The life I now live in the body,  * I live by faith in the Son of God,  * who loved  * me  * and gave himself  * for me.  *

20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  * The life I now live in the body,  * I live by faith in the Son of God,  * who loved  * me  * and gave himself  * for me.  *

12 Teach us to number our days carefully

so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.  *,*

10 Listen, my son. Accept my words,  *

and you will live many years.  *

23 Guard your heart above all else,  *

for it is the source of life.  *

23 Guard your heart above all else,  *

for it is the source of life.  *

8 The one who acquires good sense  * loves himself;

one who safeguards understanding finds success.  *

3 The one who guards his mouth protects his life;  *

the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.  *

17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,

but the one who rejects correction goes astray.  *

27 The fear of the  Lord is a fountain of life,

turning people away from the snares of death.  *

21 The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love

will find life, righteousness, and honor.  *

15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise —  16 making the most of the time,  *,* because the days are evil.

4 Make your ways known to me, Lord;

teach me your paths.  *

6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me

all the days of my life,  *

and I will dwell in  *  the house of the  Lord

as long as I live.  *,*

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength  * of my heart,

my portion forever.  *

7 The Lord will protect you from all harm;

he will protect your life.  *

8 The Lord will protect your coming and going

both now and forever.  *

3 For you are my rock and my fortress;  *

you lead and guide me

for your name’s sake.  *

4 I have asked one thing from the  Lord;

it is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of the  Lord

all the days of my life,  *

gazing on the beauty of the  Lord*

and seeking him in his temple.  *

7 Be silent before the  Lord and wait expectantly for him;  *

do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,

by the person who carries out evil plans.  *

93 I will never forget your precepts,

for you have given me life through them.  *

25 "Therefore I tell you:*Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?*26 Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?*27 Can any of you add one moment to his life span*by worrying?

36 For what does it benefit*someone to gain*the whole world*and yet lose*his life?*

34 Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself,*take up his cross,*and follow me.*35 For whoever wants to save*his life will lose it,*but whoever loses*his life*because of me*and the gospel*will save it.*36 For what does it benefit*someone to gain*the whole world*and yet lose*his life?*37 What can anyone give in exchange for his life?*38 For whoever is ashamed*of me and my words*in this adulterous and sinful*generation,*the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory*of his Father*with the holy*angels."*

15 He then told them, "Watch out and be on guard*against all greed,*because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions."*

3 This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only*true*God, and the one you have sent*— Jesus Christ.*

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  *

2 Do not be conformed  * to this age,  * but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,  * so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will  * of God.

7 For we walk by faith,  * not by sight.  *

14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness  *  — without it no one will see the Lord.  *

11 to seek to lead a quiet life,  * to mind your own business,  * and to work  * with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 so that you may behave properly  * in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.  *,*

23 Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,  *24 knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.

12 Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown  * of life that God  * has promised to those who love him.  *

13 Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.  *

10 For the*one who wants to love life

and to see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evil*

and his lips from speaking deceit,*

11 and let him turn away*from evil

and do what is good.

Let him seek peace*and pursue it,

6 Let everything that breathes praise the  Lord.  *

Hallelujah!

1 There is an occasion for everything,

and a time for every activity under heaven:  *

16 For  * I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live  * and multiply, and the Lord your God may bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

12 Honor your father and your mother  * so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

10 Our lives last  * seventy years

or, if we are strong, eighty years.

Even the best of them are  *  struggle and sorrow;

indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.  *

4 "Lord, make me aware of my end

and the number of my days

so that I will know how short-lived I am.  *

5 In fact, you have made my days just inches long,

and my life span is as nothing to you.

Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor.  *Selah

6 Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.

Indeed, they rush around in vain,

gathering possessions

without knowing who will get them.  *

12 Who is someone who desires life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?  *

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.  *

14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;  *

seek peace and pursue it.  *

31 Gray hair is a glorious crown;  *

it is found in the ways of righteousness.  *

19 As water reflects the face,

so the heart reflects the person.