James 5:1

James chapter 5 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Come 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.