James 5:1

Good News Translation

And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

save me from those who in this life have all they want. Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them; may there be enough for their children and some left over for their children's children!

Proverbs 11:28

Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Isaiah 13:6

Howl in pain! The day of the Lord is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction.

Isaiah 15:3

The people in the streets are dressed in sackcloth; in the city squares and on the rooftops people mourn and cry.

Jeremiah 4:8

So put on sackcloth, and weep and wail because the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from Judah.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth.

Ezekiel 19:2

What a lioness your mother was! She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions.

Ezekiel 30:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “prophesy and announce what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying. You are to shout these words: A day of terror is coming!

Joel 1:11

Grieve, you farmers; cry, you that take care of the vineyards, because the wheat, the barley, yes all the crops are destroyed.

Joel 1:13

Put on sackcloth and weep, you priests who serve at the altar! Go into the Temple and mourn all night! There is no grain or wine to offer your God.

Joel 1:5

Wake up and weep, you drunkards; cry, you wine-drinkers; the grapes for making new wine have been destroyed.

Micah 6:12

Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day when the Lord shows his fury, not even all their silver and gold will save them. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of his anger. He will put an end—a sudden end—to everyone who lives on earth.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“The Lord's people grew rich, but rebellious; they were fat and stuffed with food. They abandoned God their Creator and rejected their mighty savior.

James 1:11

The sun rises with its blazing heat and burns the plant; its flower falls off, and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich will be destroyed while they go about their business.

James 2:6

But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!

James 4:13

Now listen to me, you that say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to a certain city, where we will stay a year and go into business and make a lot of money.”

James 4:9

Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom!