James 5:1
Go to now, all of you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Updated King James 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 riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Nehemiah 9:25And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dug, vineyards, and olive yards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
Psalms 17:14From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 73:3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their 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 →