James 1:10

James 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
• New International Version (NIV)But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.

Context of James 1:10

8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. 12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

James 1:10 word by word

ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• low positionταπείνωσιςtapeinōsis · lowlinessG5014
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he will pass awayπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a flowerἄνθοςanthos · flowerG438
• of the fieldχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528

Cross-references for James 1:10

• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
• 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.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• Job 14:2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
• Psalms 37:2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
• Psalms 90:5You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
• Psalms 102:11My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
• Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
• 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.
• 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?
• 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.
• 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.

Commentaries on James 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But the rich, in that he is made low - ͅ · In his humiliation - in his being brought to the foot of the cross to receive, as a poor and miserable sinner, redemption through the blood of the cross: and especially let him rejoice in this, because all outward glory is only as the flower of the field, and, like that, will wither and perish.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10But the rich, in that he is made low - That is, because his property is taken away, and he is made poor. Such a transition is often the source of the deepest sorrow; but the apostle says that even in that a Christian may find occasion for thanksgiving. The reasons for rejoicing in this manner, which the apostle seems to have had in view, were these: (1)because it furnished a test of the reality of religion, by showing that it is adapted to sustain the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10James uses irony when he describes the terrible fate waiting for ungodly rich people. These are wealthy people who make themselves powerful by mistreating those who are poor and unable to protect themselves (see 2:6–8; 5:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Translate, "But let the brother," &c. that is, the best remedy against double-mindedness is that Christian simplicity of spirit whereby the "brother," low in outward circumstances, may "rejoice" (answering to Jas 1:2) "in that he is exalted," namely, by being accounted a son and heir of God, his very sufferings being a pledge of his coming glory and crown (Jas 1:12), and the rich may rejoice "in that he is made low," by being stripped of his goods…Read the comment

Topics related to James 1:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Grass
• Humility
• Life
• Poor
• Resignation
• Rich, the

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• Fade
• Flowers
• Lack
• Lay
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• Lust
• Pure
• Receive
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Commentaries on James 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings