James 5:1
Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
Revised Version 1895
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 are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Nehemiah 9:25And they took fenced cities, and a fat land and possessed houses full of good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Psalms 17:14From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 73:3For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
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 →