James 5:1

New King James Version

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

Isaiah 13:6

Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 15:3

In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly.

Jeremiah 4:8

For this, clothe yourself with sackcloth, Lament and wail. For the fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;

Ezekiel 19:2

and say: ‘What is your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.

Ezekiel 30:2

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’

Joel 1:11

Be ashamed, you farmers, Wail, you vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley; Because the harvest of the field has perished.

Joel 1:13

Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; Wail, you who minister before the altar; Come, lie all night in sackcloth, You who minister to my God; For the grain offering and the drink offering Are withheld from the house of your God.

Joel 1:5

Awake, you drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, For it has been cut off from your mouth.

Micah 6:12

For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

James 1:11

For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

James 4:13

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;

James 4:9

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.