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 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

9Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. 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. 12Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has 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, nor does He Himself 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 shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
• Jonah 4:7But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered.
• Matthew 13:6But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
• Mark 4:6But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
• Job 21:24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.
• Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand.
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine!
• Isaiah 40:7The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass.
• Luke 12:16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
• Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
• 1 Peter 1:4to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does 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