James 1:10

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for James 1:10

But the rich, in that hee is made low: because as the floure of the grasse he shall passe away.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and the rich man {is to glory} in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
- Basic English Bible

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

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

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

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

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

Bible Commentary for James 1:10

Wesley's Notes for James 1:10


1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low - Is humbled by a deep sense of his true condition. Because as the flower - Beautiful, but transient. He shall pass away - Into eternity.



People's Bible Notes for James 1:10


Jas 1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low. The one should rejoice in exaltation; the other in humiliation. He is taught that his riches have no power to save, and that his life is as uncertain as that of the grass of the field.

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