"But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away." — James 1:10

James 1:10 · KJV

“But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.”

— James 1:10

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: {rejoice: or, glory}

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

James 1 — Context

A double minded man {is} unstable in all his ways.

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: {rejoice: or, glory}

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

Blessed {is} the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:24

For all flesh {is} as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: {For: or, For that}

1 John 2:17

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Job 14:2

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; {uncertain...: Gr. uncertainty of riches}

Matthew 5:3

Blessed {are} the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Psalms 103:15

{As for} man, his days {are} as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psalms 90:5-6

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are {as} a sleep: in the morning {they are} like grass {which} groweth up. {groweth...: or, is changed}

James 4:14

Whereas ye know not what {shall be} on the morrow. For what {is} your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. {It...: or, For it is}