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

9Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; 10but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out. 12Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 13No one is to say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not 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

• For the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• risesἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• its scorchingκαύσωνkausōn · heatG2742
• withersξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• the grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• and its flowerἄνθοςanthos · flowerG438
• and the beautyεὐπρέπειαeuprepeia · beautyG2143
• of its appearanceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• is destroyedἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the richπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• in the midst of his pursuitsπορείαporeia · journeyG4197
• will dieμαραίνωmarainō · to fadeG3133

Cross-references for James 1:11

• Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.
• Jonah 4:7But God designated a worm when dawn came the next day, and it attacked the plant and it withered.
• Matthew 13:6But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
• Mark 4:6And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.
• Job 21:24His sides are filled with fat, And the marrow of his bones is wet,
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
• Psalms 73:18You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine!
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the Lord blows upon it; The people are indeed grass!
• Luke 12:16And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
• Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself in splendor every day.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the present form of this world is passing away.
• 1 Peter 1:4to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, 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