James 1:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But any who are rich should be glad when God makes them humble. Rich people will disappear like wild flowers

Cross References

Job 14:2

We are flowers that fade and shadows that vanish.

Psalm 102:11

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

Psalm 103:15

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

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.

Isaiah 40:6

Someone told me to shout, and I asked, “What should I shout?” We humans are merely grass, and we last no longer than wild flowers.

Isaiah 40:7

At the LORD's command, flowers and grass disappear, and so do we.

Isaiah 57:15

Our holy God lives for ever in the highest heavens, and this is what he says: Though I live high above in the holy place, I am here to help those who are humble and depend only on me.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the LORD, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble— they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.

Matthew 5:3

God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!

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. He will surely do even more for you! Why do you have such little faith?

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.

Philippians 3:8

Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as rubbish. All I want is Christ

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

James 4:14

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.

1 Peter 1:24

The Scriptures say, “Humans wither like grass, and their glory fades like wild flowers. Grass dries up, and flowers fall to the ground.

1 John 2:17

The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live for ever.