James 1:10

Free Bible Version

while the rich should “boast” in the humble position they now have, since they will fade away like flowers in the field.

Cross References

Job 14:2

like a flower that blooms and withers, like a passing shadow that soon disappears.

Psalm 102:11

My life is fading away like a shadow that lengthens—I'm withering away like grass.

Psalm 103:15

Human lifetimes are like grass: we blossom like flowers in a field,

Psalm 37:2

For like grass, they will quickly dry up; like plants, they will soon wither away.

Psalm 39:6

Human beings are just shadows walking around. They pointlessly rush through life, trying to pile up possessions without knowing who will get them.

Isaiah 40:6

A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like grass, and all their trustworthiness is like the flowers of the field.

Isaiah 40:7

The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!

Isaiah 57:15

This is what the one who is high above all says, he who lives in eternity, whose name is holy: I live in a high and holy place, together with those who repent and who act humbly, restoring their spirits and encouraging them.

Isaiah 66:2

I made everything; that's how it all came into existence, says the Lord. Those I look favorably on are humble and repentant, and they tremble when I speak.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually poor, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Matthew 6:30

So if God decorates the fields like this, grass which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, won't he do much more for you, you people who trust so little?

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who are engaged with the world as if it is not fulfilling—for the present world order is passing away.

Philippians 3:8

Truly, I count everything as loss in exchange for the incredible benefit I've gained through knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I've thrown away all these things for him, and consider them trash, so that I might gain Christ.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn those who are rich in the present world not to become proud. Tell them not to place their trust in wealth that is so insecure but in God who so freely gives us everything for our enjoyment.

James 4:14

You have no idea what will happen tomorrow! What's your life like? It's just a mist that appears for a little while, and then is gone.

1 Peter 1:24

For: “All people are like grass, and all their glory like wildflowers. The grass withers and the flowers fall.

1 John 2:17

The world and its evil desires are coming to an end, but those who do the will of God will live forever.