James 1:11

New Living Translation

The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:46

They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.

Psalm 102:11

My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering away like grass.

Psalm 102:4

My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.

Psalm 103:15

Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

Psalm 37:2

For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

Psalm 39:6

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

Psalm 90:6

In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.

Isaiah 28:1

What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel. It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. It is the pride of a people brought down by wine.

Isaiah 28:4

It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten.

Isaiah 49:10

They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.

Matthew 13:6

But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.

Matthew 20:12

‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’

Matthew 6:30

And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

Mark 4:6

But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.

1 Peter 1:4

and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.