James 1:10

In 9 translations

BSB

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

KJV

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

WEB

and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

ASV

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

LSV

but the rich in his becoming low, because he will pass away as a flower of grass;

YLT

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

DBY

and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.

DRC

And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

GNV

Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish away.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται.

RP2018

ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται.

TR-Boyd

ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται.

SCR1894

ο δε πλουσιος εν τη ταπεινωσει αυτου οτι ως ανθος χορτου παρελευσεται

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• 1 John 2:17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
• Job 14:2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
• Psalms 90:5–6You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.
• Matthew 6:30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
• James 4:14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
• Psalms 37:2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
• Psalms 102:11My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
• Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
• Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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