James 5:1
Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
In Context
2Your riches have been corrupted, and your garments have been eaten by moths.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Otherwise, after you have eaten and been satisfied, and have built beautiful houses and have lived in them,
Nehemiah 9:25And so they seized fortified cities and fat soil. And they possessed houses filled with all kinds of goods, cisterns made by others, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. And they ate and were satisfied. And they were fattened, and they abounded with delights from your great goodness.
Psalms 17:14And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
Psalms 73:3Lift up your hands against their arrogance in the end. How great the malice of the enemy has been in the sanctuary!
Proverbs 11:4Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13For they are lost in a most grievous affliction. He has produced a son, who will be in the utmost destitution.
Matthew Henry on James 5:1
In this chapter the apostle denounces the judgments of God upon those rich men who oppress the poor, showing them how great their sin and folly are in the sight of God, and how grievous the punishments would be which should fall upon themselves, ver. 1-6 . Hereupon, all the faithful are exhorted to patience under their trials and sufferings, ver. 7-11 . The sin of swearing is cautioned against, ver. 12 . We are directed how to act, both under affliction and in prosperity, ver. 13 . Prayer for the sick, and… Read the whole commentary →