James 5:1
James chapter 5 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 12:16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
- James 4:13
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
- Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
- Amos 6:6
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- James 1:11
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.