James 1:10

God's Word

Rich believers should be proud because being rich should make them humble. Rich people will wither like flowers.

Cross References

Job 14:2

He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn’t stay long.

Psalm 102:11

My days are like a shadow that is getting longer, and I wither away like grass.

Psalm 103:15

Human life is as short-lived as grass. It blossoms like a flower in the field.

Psalm 37:2

They will quickly dry up like grass and wither away like green plants.

Psalm 39:6

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Isaiah 40:6

A voice called, “Call out!” I asked, “What should I call out?” “Call out: All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower in the field.

Isaiah 40:7

Grass dries up, and flowers wither when the Lord’s breath blows on them. Yes, people are like grass.

Isaiah 57:15

The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made all these things. “That is why all these things have come into being,” declares the Lord. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry ⌞for their sins⌟ and who tremble at my word.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 6:30

That’s the way God clothes the grass in the field. Today it’s alive, and tomorrow it’s thrown into an incinerator. So how much more will he clothe you people who have so little faith?

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things in this world should do so but not depend on them. It is clear that this world in its present form is passing away.

Philippians 3:8

It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

James 4:14

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears.

1 Peter 1:24

“All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower of the field. The grass dries up and the flower drops off,

1 John 2:17

the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.