James 1:11

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

scorched by the burning heat of the sun. The flowers lose their blossoms, and their beauty is destroyed. This is how the rich will disappear, as they go about their business.

Cross References

Mark 4:6

But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have deep roots.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have deep roots.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ the Chief Shepherd returns, you will be given a crown that will never lose its glory.

1 Peter 1:4

God has something stored up for you in heaven, where it will never decay or be ruined or disappear.

1 Corinthians 7:31

It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.

Psalm 102:4

I am wasting away like grass, and my appetite is gone.

Isaiah 49:10

They won't go hungry or get thirsty; they won't be bothered by the scorching sun or hot desert winds. I will be merciful while leading them along to streams of water.

Isaiah 28:4

Samaria above a fertile valley will quickly lose its glory. It will be gobbled up like the first ripe fig at harvest season.

Isaiah 28:1

The city of Samaria above a fertile valley is in for trouble! Its leaders are drunkards, who stuff themselves with food and wine. But they will be like flowers that dry up and wilt.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

They came into this world naked, and when they die, they will be just as naked. They can't take anything with them, and they won't have anything to show for all their work.

Psalm 102:11

My life fades like a shadow at the end of day and withers like grass.

Psalm 37:2

They will soon disappear like grass without rain.

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

Psalm 90:6

that sprouts and grows in the morning, but dries up by evening.

Psalm 103:15

We humans are like grass or wild flowers that quickly bloom.

Matthew 6:30

God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields, even though it is here today and thrown into a fire tomorrow. God will surely do even more for you! Why do you have such little faith?

Matthew 20:12

They said, “The ones who were hired last worked for only one hour. But you paid them the same that you did us. And we worked in the hot sun all day long!”

2 Samuel 22:46

They have lost all courage and from their fortresses they come trembling.