James 5:1
Come now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you .
Webster Bible
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 in them ;
Nehemiah 9:25And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards and olive-yards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they ate and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Psalms 17:14From men who are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy 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 delivereth from death.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely , riches kept for the owners of them 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 →