James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Berean Standard Bible
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 rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
Nehemiah 9:25They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
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 →