James 5:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in their riches will fall like dead leaves, but good people will blossom.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “The wise must not brag about their wisdom. The strong men must not brag about their strength. The rich must not brag about their money.

Proverbs 11:4

Money is worthless when you face God’s punishment, but living right will save you from death.

James 1:11

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.

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their gold and silver will not help them! At that time the Lord will become very upset and angry. The Lord will destroy the whole world! He will completely destroy everyone on earth!”

Isaiah 13:6

The Lord’s special day is near. So cry and be sad for yourselves. A time is coming when the enemy will steal your wealth. God All-Powerful will make that happen.

James 4:13

Some of you say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money.” Listen, think about this:

James 2:6

But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Jeshurun became fat and kicked like a bull. (Yes, you people were fed well and became full and fat.) They left the God who made them! They ran away from the Rock who saved them.

Joel 1:11

Be sad, farmers! Cry loudly for the grapes, for the wheat, and for the barley, because the harvest in the field is ruined.

Joel 1:5

Drunks, wake up and cry! All of you who drink wine, cry because your sweet wine is finished. You will not taste it again.

Ezekiel 19:2

“‘Your mother is like a female lion, lying there with the male lions. She went to lie down with the young male lions and had many babies.

Jeremiah 4:8

The Lord is angry with us, so put on sackcloth and cry out loud!

James 4:9

Be sad, be sorry, and cry! Change your laughter into crying. Change your joy into sadness.

Joel 1:13

Priests, put on sackcloth and cry loudly. Servants of the altar, cry loudly. Servants of my God, you will sleep in sackcloth, because there will be no more grain and drink offerings in God’s Temple.

Psalm 17:14

Use your power, Lord, and remove them from this life. But as for the people you treasure, fill them with food. Give them plenty for their children and their grandchildren.

Isaiah 15:3

Everywhere in Moab, on the housetops and in the streets, people are wearing sackcloth. Everyone is crying.

Ezekiel 30:2

“Son of man, speak for me. Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘Cry and say, “A terrible day is coming.”