"For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the …" — James 1:11

James 1:11 · KJV

“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 1:11

Verse 10

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

Verse 12

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.

James 1 — Context

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.

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.

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.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: {evil: or, evils}

Cross References

Isaiah 40:7-8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people {is} grass.

Psalms 37:35-36

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}

Luke 16:19-25

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

Mark 4:6

But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Psalms 49:6-14

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

James 5:1-7

Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.

Luke 12:16-21

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Matthew 13:6

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.