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

13 For you *formed my inward parts;

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

14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.*

*Wonderful are your works;

my soul knows it very well.

15 *My frame was not hidden from you,

when I was being made in secret,

intricately woven in *the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;

in your *book were written, every one of them,

the days that were formed for me,

when as yet there was none of them.

9 For with you is *the fountain of life;

*in your light do we see light.

33 I will sing to the Lord*as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

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

10 The thief comes only to steal and *kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

25 Jesus said to her, *"I am the resurrection and *the life.*Whoever believes in me, *though he die, *yet shall he live,26 and everyone who lives and believes in me *shall never die. Do you believe this?"

35 Jesus said to them, *"I am the bread of life; *whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

38 Whoever believes in me, *as*the Scripture has said, *‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of *living water.’"

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

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

12 *So teach us to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom.

10 *Hear, *my son, and accept my words,

that *the years of your life may be many.

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,

for *from it flow *the springs of life.

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,

for *from it flow *the springs of life.

8 *Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;

he who keeps understanding will *discover good.

3 *Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

*he who opens wide his lips *comes to ruin.

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on *the path to life,

but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

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

that one may *turn away from the snares of death.

21 Whoever *pursues righteousness and kindness

will find *life, righteousness, and honor.

15 *Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 *making the best use of the time, because *the days are evil.

4 *Make me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

6 Surely* goodness and mercy* shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall *dwell* in the house of the Lord

*forever.*

26 *My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is *the strength* of my heart and my *portion *forever.

7 The Lord will *keep you from all evil;

he will *keep your life.

8 The Lord will keep

your *going out and your coming in

from this time forth and forevermore.

3 For you are my rock and my fortress;

and for your *name’s sake you lead me and guide me;

4 *One thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after:

that I may *dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon *the beauty of the Lord

and to inquire* in his temple.

7 *Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;

*fret not yourself over the one who *prospers in his way,

over the man who carries out evil devices!

93 I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have *given me life.

25 *"Therefore I tell you, *do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?26 *Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. *Are you not of more value than they?27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his *span of life?*

36 *For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him *deny himself and *take up his cross and follow me.35 For *whoever would save his life*will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake *and the gospel’s will save it.36 *For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?37 For *what can a man give in return for his soul?38 For *whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this *adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed *when he comes in the glory of his Father with *the holy angels."

15 And he said to them, *"Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

3 *And this is eternal life, *that they know you, *the only *true God, and *Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

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

2 *Do not be conformed to this world,* but be transformed by *the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may *discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.*

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

14 *Strive for peace with everyone, and for the *holiness *without which no one will see the Lord.

11 and to aspire *to live quietly, and *to mind your own affairs, and *to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may *walk properly before *outsiders and be dependent on no one.

23 *Whatever you do, work heartily, *as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord *you will receive the inheritance as your reward. *You are serving the Lord Christ.

12 *Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive *the crown of life, *which God has promised to those who love him.

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? *By his good conduct let him show his works *in the meekness of wisdom.

10 For

*"Whoever desires to love life

and see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evil

and his lips from speaking deceit;

11 let him turn away from evil and do good;

let him seek peace and pursue it.

6 Let *everything that has breath praise the Lord!

*Praise the Lord!

1 For everything there is a season, and *a time for every matter under heaven:

16 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God* that I command you today, *by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules,* then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

12 *"Honor your father and your mother, *that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

10 The years of our life are seventy,

or even by reason of strength eighty;

yet their span* is but toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

4 "O Lord, *make me know my end

and what is the measure of my days;

let me know how fleeting I am!

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! Selah

6 Surely a man *goes about as a shadow!

Surely for nothing* they are in turmoil;

man *heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

12 *What man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may *see good?

13 *Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from *speaking deceit.

14 *Turn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and *pursue it.

31 *Gray hair is *a crown of glory;

it *is gained in a righteous life.

19 As in water face reflects face,

so the heart of man reflects the man.