James 5:1

New International Reader's Version

You rich people, listen to me. Cry and weep, because you will soon be suffering.

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

Lord, by your power save me from people like that. They belong to this world. They get their reward in this life. May what you have stored up for evil people fill their bellies. May their children’s stomachs be filled with it. And may there even be leftovers for their little ones.

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in their riches will fall. But those who do right will be as healthy as a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth isn’t worth anything when God judges you. But doing what is right saves you from death.

Isaiah 13:6

Cry out! The day of the Lord is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.

Isaiah 15:3

In the streets they wear the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. On their roofs and in the market places all of them are crying. They fall down flat with their faces toward the ground. And they weep.

Jeremiah 4:8

So put on the clothes of sadness. Mourn and weep over what has happened. The Lord hasn’t turned his great anger away from us.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

Ezekiel 19:2

Say to Israel, “ ‘You were like a mother lion to your princes. She lay down among the lions. She brought up her cubs.

Ezekiel 30:2

“Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘The Lord and King says, “ ‘ “Cry out, ‘A terrible day is coming!’

Joel 1:11

Farmers, be sad. Cry, you who grow vines. Mourn because the wheat and barley are gone. The crops in the fields are destroyed.

Joel 1:13

Priests, put on the clothing of sadness and mourn. Cry, you who serve at the altar. Come, you who serve my God in the temple. Spend the night dressed in the clothes of sadness. Weep because no one brings grain offerings and drink offerings to the house of your God anymore.

Joel 1:5

Get up and weep, you people who drink too much! Cry, all you who drink wine! Cry because the fresh wine has been taken away from you.

Micah 6:12

The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

Deuteronomy 32:15

When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.

James 1:11

The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

James 2:6

But you have disrespected poor people. Aren’t rich people taking advantage of you? Aren’t they dragging you into court?

James 4:13

Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city. We will spend a year there. We will buy and sell and make money.”

James 4:9

Be full of sorrow. Cry and weep. Change your laughter to mourning. Change your joy to sadness.