James 1:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ For the sun rose with burning heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and its pretty appearance perished. So also the rich man shall fade away in his ways.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ For the sun comes up with a scorching heat and parches the grass; its flower falls off and its beauty fades away. Even so will the rich man wither and die in the midst of his pursuits. [Isa. 40:6, 7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ The sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass so that its flowers fall and its beauty is lost. Just like that, in the midst of their daily lives, the wealthy will waste away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ For the sun has risen with a scorching heat, and has dried the grass, and its flower has fallen off, and the appearance of its beauty has perished. So also will the rich one wither away, according to his paths.

James 1:11 Cross References

2 Samuel 22:46

“Sons of the foreigner fade away, And gird themselves from their strongholds.

Psalm 102:11

My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.

Psalm 102:4

My heart is stricken and withered like grass, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.

Psalm 103:15

As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Psalm 37:2

For they soon wither like grass, And fade like green plants.

Psalm 39:6

“As but a shadow each one walks; They busy themselves, only in vain; He heaps up wealth, But knows not who gathers them.

Psalm 90:6

At evening it is cut down and withered.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he returns, to go as he came. And from his labour which goes into his hand he takes none whatsoever.

Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephrayim, and to the fading flower of its splendid comeliness that is on the head of the fertile valley, to those who are overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:4

and the fading flower of its splendid comeliness that is on the head of the fertile valley, like the first fruit before the summer, which, when one sees it, he eats it up while it is still in his hand.

Isaiah 49:10

“They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither heat or sun strike them, for He who has compassion on them shall lead them, even by fountains of water guide them.

Matthew 13:6

“But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered.

Matthew 20:12

saying, ‘These last have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’

Matthew 6:30

“But if Elohim so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O you of little belief?

Mark 4:6

“But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the scene of this world is passing away.

1 Peter 1:4

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, having been kept in the heavens for you,

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive the never-fading crown of esteem.