James 1:11

James 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
• New International Version (NIV)For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

Context of James 1:11

9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. 10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. For 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. 13When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

James 1:11 word by word

ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• risesἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• scorching heatκαύσωνkausōn · heatG2742
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• withersξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• plantχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• itsαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• flowerἄνθοςanthos · flowerG438
• fallsἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
• beautyεὐπρέπειαeuprepeia · beautyG2143
• beautyπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• is lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• will fade awayμαραίνωmarainō · to fadeG3133
• in the midst ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• pursuitsπορείαporeia · journeyG4197

Cross-references for James 1:11

• Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
• Jonah 4:7When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
• Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• Mark 4:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
• Job 21:24His body is well nourished, and his bones are rich with marrow.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
• Luke 12:16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
• Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
• 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 1:4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

Commentaries on James 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For the sun is no sooner risen - We need not pursue this metaphor, as St. James' meaning is sufficiently clear: All human things are transitory; rise and fall, or increase and decay, belong to all the productions of the earth, and to all its inhabitants. This is unavoidable, for in many cases the very cause of their growth becomes the cause of their decay and destruction. The sun by its genial heat nourishes and supports all plants and animals; but when…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat - Isaiah Isaiah 40:7 employs the word “wind,” referring to a burning wind that dries up the flowers. It is probable that the apostle also refers not so much to the sun itself, as to the hot and fiery wind called the simoom, which often rises with the sun, and which consumes the green herbage of the fields. So Rosenmuller and Bloomfield interpret it. It withereth the grass - Isaiah 40:7. It withereth the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11James writes often about poverty and wealth in his letter (compare chapter 2; 4:13–5:11). When James talks about poor believers, he does not promise that they will become rich in this life. Instead, he teaches that God will reverse their situation in heaven.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Taken from Is 40:6-8. heat--rather, "the hot wind" from the (east or) south, which scorches vegetation (Lu 12:55). The "burning heat" of the sun is not at its rising, but rather at noon; whereas the scorching Kadim wind is often at sunrise (Jon 4:8) [Middleton, The Doctrine of the Greek Article]. Mt 20:12 uses the Greek word for "heat." Is 40:7, "bloweth upon it," seems to answer to "the hot wind" here. grace of the fashion--that is of the external…Read the comment

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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