James 1:11

New Century Version

The sun rises with burning heat and dries up the plants. The flower falls off, and its beauty is gone. In the same way the rich will die while they are still taking care of business.

Cross References

Mark 4:6

But when the sun rose, the plants dried up because they did not have deep roots.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun rose, the plants dried up, because they did not have deep roots.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when Christ, the Chief Shepherd, comes, you will get a glorious crown that will never lose its beauty.

1 Peter 1:4

Now we hope for the blessings God has for his children. These blessings, which cannot be destroyed or be spoiled or lose their beauty, are kept in heaven for you.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things of the world should live as if they were not using them, because this world in its present form will soon be gone.

Psalm 102:4

My heart is like grass that has been cut and dried. I forget to eat.

Isaiah 49:10

They will not be hungry or thirsty. Neither the hot sun nor the desert wind will hurt them. The God who comforts them will lead them and guide them by springs of water.

Isaiah 28:4

That beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant set on a hill above a rich valley. That city will be like the first fig of summer. Anyone who sees it quickly picks it and eats it.

Isaiah 28:1

How terrible it will be for Samaria, the pride of Israel’s drunken people! That beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant set on a hill above a rich valley where drunkards live.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

People come into this world with nothing, and when they die they leave with nothing. In spite of all their hard work, they leave just as they came.

Psalm 102:11

My days are like a passing shadow; I am like dried grass.

Psalm 37:2

because like the grass, they will soon dry up. Like green plants, they will soon die away.

Psalm 39:6

People are like shadows moving about. All their work is for nothing; they collect things but don’t know who will get them.

Psalm 90:6

In the morning they are fresh and new, but by evening they dry up and die.

Psalm 103:15

Human life is like grass; we grow like a flower in the field.

Matthew 6:30

God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today but tomorrow is thrown into the fire. So you can be even more sure that God will clothe you. Don’t have so little faith!

Matthew 20:12

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

2 Samuel 22:46

They all become afraid and tremble in their hiding places.