James 1:10
Whereas the rich, in his being brought low,—because, as a flower of grass, he will pass away;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
In Context
9But boasting be the lowly brother in his uplifting;
Cross References
Psalms 37:2For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
Psalms 90:5Thou hast snatched them away, A sleep, do they become, In the morning, [they are] like grass that shooteth up,
Psalms 103:15As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;
Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—
Matthew 5:3Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens;
1 Corinthians 7:31And, they who use the world, as though they used it not to the full,—for the fashion of this world passeth away;
Matthew Henry on James 1:3-13
Necessity of Faith and Patience; Evil of Indecision. ( a. d. 61.) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea… Read the whole commentary →