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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

Context of James 1:11

9Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 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. 12Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord 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

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 neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
• Jonah 4:7But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.
• Matthew 13:6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• Mark 4:6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• James 5:1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.
• Job 21:24well nourished in body, bones rich with marrow.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
• Psalms 49:6those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
• Psalms 73:18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass.
• Luke 12:16And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
• 1 Peter 1:4and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept 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