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 believer of humble means should take pride in his high position. 10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away. 12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. 13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• is no sooner risenἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• a burning heatκαύσωνkausōn · heatG2742
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• it witherethξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• the grassχόρτοςchortos · grassG5528
• the flowerἄνθοςanthos · flowerG438
• thereofαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fallethἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
• the graceεὐπρέπειαeuprepeia · beautyG2143
• of the fashionπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• perishethἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallμαραίνωmarainō · to fadeG3133
• the rich manπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• waysπορείαporeia · journeyG4197

Cross-references for James 1:11

• Isaiah 49:10They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun’s oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.
• Jonah 4:7So God sent a worm at dawn the next day, and it attacked the little plant so that it dried up.
• Matthew 13:6But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.
• Mark 4:6When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.
• Job 21:24his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 73:18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
• Isaiah 28:1The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed, the withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, the crown of those overcome with wine.
• Isaiah 40:7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.
• Luke 12:16He then told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.
• 1 Peter 1:4that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is 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