James 1:10

for the rich man will pass away ‘like the flower of the grass.’

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

9Let a Brother in humble circumstances be proud of his exalted position, but a rich Brother of his humiliation;

11As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, ‘the grass withers, its flower fades,’ and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing 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 →

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