James 1:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.”
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“For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo James 1:11 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 22:46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
- Job 21:24His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 102:4My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
- Psalms 102:11My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
- Ecclesiastes 5:15As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Isaiah 28:4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
- Isaiah 40:7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- Jonah 4:7When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
- Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Mark 4:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
- Luke 12:16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
- Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- 1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
- James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
- 1 Peter 1:4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
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