James 1:11

Translations

Modern

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Traditional

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Literal

For the sun rose with its burning heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. Thus also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

Latin

…exortus est enim sol cum ardore, et arefecit fœnum, et flos ejus decidit, et decor vultus ejus deperiit: ita et dives in itineribus suis marcescet.

Original

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English

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Notes

James 1:9–11

James writes often about poverty and wealth in his letter (compare chapter 2; 4:13–5:11). When James talks about poor believers, he does not promise that they will become rich in this life. Instead, he teaches that God will reverse their situation in heaven.

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James, Brother of Jesus

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Psalm 49:6–14
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Luke 12:16–21
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
Matthew 13:6
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Job 21:24–30
His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
1 Corinthians 7:31
…and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
Psalm 73:18–20
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
1 Peter 1:4
…and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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