James 1:11

New American Standard Bible 2020

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:46

“Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

Psalm 102:11

My days are like a lengthened shadow, And I wither away like grass.

Psalm 102:4

My heart has been struck like grass and has withered, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

Psalm 103:15

¶As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Psalm 37:2

For they will wither quickly like the grass, And decay like the green plants.

Psalm 39:6

“Certainly every person walks around as a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Psalm 90:6

In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it wilts and withers away.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the proud crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:4

And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to the summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.

Isaiah 49:10

“They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.

Matthew 13:6

But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Matthew 20:12

saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’

Matthew 6:30

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

Mark 4:6

And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the present form of this world is passing away.

1 Peter 1:4

to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.