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.

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

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.