James 1:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

As the sun rises and gets hotter, its heat dries up the plants, and the flowers fall off. The flowers that were so beautiful are now dead. That’s how it is with the rich. While they are still making plans for their business, they will die.

Cross References

Mark 4:6

But then the sun rose and the plants were burned. They died because they did not have deep roots.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun rose, it burned the plants. The plants died because they did not have deep roots.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ the Ruling Shepherd comes, you will get a crown—one that will be glorious and never lose its beauty.

1 Peter 1:4

Now we wait to receive the blessings God has for his children. These blessings are kept for you in heaven. They cannot be ruined or be destroyed or lose their beauty.

1 Corinthians 7:31

You should use the things of the world without letting them become important to you. This is how you should live, because this world, the way it is now, will soon be gone.

Psalm 102:4

My strength is gone— I am like dry, dying grass. I even forget to eat.

Isaiah 49:10

They will not be hungry or thirsty. The hot sun and wind will not hurt them. Their Comforter will lead them. He will lead them by springs of water.

Isaiah 28:4

That city sits on a hill with a rich valley around it. But that beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant. It will be like the first figs of summer. As soon as someone sees a ripe one, they pick it and eat it.

Isaiah 28:1

Look at Samaria! The drunks of Ephraim are proud of that city. It sits on a hill with a rich valley around it. The Samarians think their city is a beautiful crown of flowers. But they are drunk with wine, and this “beautiful crown” is just a dying plant.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

People come into the world with nothing. And when they die, they leave with nothing. They might work hard to get things, but they cannot take anything with them when they die.

Psalm 102:11

My life is almost finished, like the long shadows at the end of the day. I am like dry and dying grass.

Psalm 37:2

They are like grass and other green plants that dry up quickly and then die.

Psalm 39:6

Our life is like an image in a mirror. We rush through life collecting things, but we don’t know who will get them after we die.

Psalm 90:6

that grows and looks so fresh in the morning, but in the evening it is dry and dying.

Psalm 103:15

He knows our lives are short, that they are like grass. He knows we are like a little wildflower that grows so quickly,

Matthew 6:30

If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? It’s just grass—one day it’s alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small!

Matthew 20:12

They said, ‘Those people were hired last and worked only one hour. But you paid them the same as us. And we worked hard all day in the hot sun.’

2 Samuel 22:46

They lose all their courage and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.