James 1:11

Geneva Bible (1560)

For as when the sunne riseth with heate, then the grasse withereth, and his flower falleth away, and the goodly shape of it perisheth: euen so shall the rich man wither away in all his waies.

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  • Isa 40:7-8 : 7 The grasse withereth, the floure fadeth, because the Spirite of the Lorde bloweth vpon it: surely the people is grasse. 8 The grasse withereth, the floure fadeth: but the worde of our God shall stand for euer.
  • Ps 102:4 : 4 Mine heart is smitten and withereth like grasse, because I forgate to eate my bread.
  • Ps 102:11 : 11 My dayes are like a shadowe that fadeth, and I am withered like grasse.
  • Eccl 5:15 : 15 (5:14) As hee came foorth of his mothers belly, he shall returne naked to goe as he came, and shal beare away nothing of his labour, which hee hath caused to passe by his hand.
  • 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 To an inheritance immortall and vndefiled, and that withereth not, reserued in heauen for vs,
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when that chiefe shepheard shal appeare, ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory.
  • Isa 28:1 : 1 Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.
  • Isa 28:4 : 4 For his glorious beautie shall be a fading floure, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fatte, and as the hastie fruite afore sommer, which when hee that looketh vpon it, seeth it, while it is in his hand, he eateth it.
  • Job 21:24-30 : 24 His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe. 25 And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure. 26 They shal sleepe both in the dust, & the wormes shal couer them. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong. 28 For ye say, Where is the princes house? & where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling? 29 May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes. 30 But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.
  • Ps 49:6-9 : 6 They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches. 7 Yet a man can by no meanes redeeme his brother: he can not giue his raunsome to God, 8 (So precious is the redemption of their soules, and the continuance for euer) 9 That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, & leaue their riches for others. 11 Yet they thinke, their houses, and their habitations shall continue for euer, euen from generation to generation, and call their lands by their names. 12 But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die. 13 This their way vttereth their foolishnes: yet their posteritie delite in their talke. Selah. 14 Like sheepe they lie in graue: death deuoureth them, and the righteous shall haue domination ouer them in the morning: for their beautie shall consume, when they shall goe from their house to graue.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation. 19 How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed, 20 As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They shal not be hungrie, neither shal they be thirstie, neither shall the heat smite them, nor the sunne: for he that hath compassion on them, shall leade them: euen to the springs of waters shal he driue them.
  • Jonah 4:7-8 : 7 But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, & it smote the gourd, that it withered. 8 And when the sunne did arise, God prepared also a feruent East winde: and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to liue.
  • Matt 13:6 : 6 And when the sunne was vp, they were parched, and for lacke of rooting, withered away.
  • Mark 4:6 : 6 But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
  • Luke 12:16-21 : 16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously. 17 Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites? 18 And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods. 19 And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime. 20 But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule fro thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided? 21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day. 20 Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores, 21 And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores. 22 And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome. 24 Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, & coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
  • 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 And they that vse this worlde, as though they vsed it not: for the fashion of this worlde goeth away.
  • Jas 5:1-7 : 1 Go to nowe, ye rich men: weepe, and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you. 2 Your riches are corrupt, and your garments are moth eaten. 3 Your gold and siluer is cankred, & the rust of them shalbe a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh, as it were fire. Ye haue heaped vp treasure for the last dayes. 4 Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes. 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and in wantonnes. Ye haue nourished your heartes, as in a day of slaughter. 6 Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, vnto the comming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman wayteth for the precious fruite of the earth, and hath long patience for it, vntill he receiue the former, and the latter rayne.

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    6But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.

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    11My dayes are like a shadowe that fadeth, and I am withered like grasse.

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    6And when the sunne was vp, they were parched, and for lacke of rooting, withered away.

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    19As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners.

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