Devine Scripture

James 1:10

James chapter 1 · verse 10 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

Context

v.9But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

v.10This passage

v.11For 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 102:11

    My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.

  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

  • Psalms 90:5

    Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

  • 1 John 2:17

    And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

  • Matthew 5:3

    Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.