James 1:10

WEB

¹⁰and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

KJV

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

BSB

¹⁰But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

FBV

¹⁰while the rich should “boast” in the humble position they now have,^[+] since they will fade away like flowers in the field.

Extra References

1 Peter 1:24

²⁴For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

1 John 2:17

¹⁷The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

Job 14:2

²He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.

¹⁷Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

Matthew 5:3

³“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:31

³¹and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

Psalms 103:15

¹⁵As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

James 4:14

¹⁴Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Psalms 90:5-6

⁵You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass. ⁶In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

Isaiah 40:6

⁶The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.