James 5:1
Come on, you rich people! You should weep and wail for all the problems that are coming your way!
Free Bible 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 wealth is ruined, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12For when you eat and are full, when you build beautiful houses to live in,
Nehemiah 9:25They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of valuable things, water cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many fruit trees. They ate until they were full, and grew fat. They were so happy at how good you were to them.
Psalms 17:14Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!
Psalms 73:3because I was jealous of self-important people—I saw how well the wicked were doing.
Proverbs 11:4Wealth won't help you on judgment day, but goodness saves you from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13I observed something here that is really sickening: people who hoard money damage themselves.
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 →