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In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business. <a href="/nlt/james/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/james/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/james/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the sun has risen with its burning heat and withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the beauty of its appearance has perished. Thus also the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. <a href="/kjv/james/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/james/1.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/james/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/james/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away. <a href="/nasb77/james/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the sun rises with a scorching wind, and withers the grass; and its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away. <a href="/lsb/james/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the sun rises with a scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away. <a href="/amp/james/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; its flower falls off and its beauty fades away; so too will the rich man, in the midst of his pursuits, fade away. <a href="/csb/james/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the sun rises and, together with the scorching wind, dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance perishes. In the same way, the rich person will wither away while pursuing his activities. <a href="/hcsb/james/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities. <a href="/asv/james/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and 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 goings. <a href="/cev/james/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> scorched by the burning heat of the sun. The flowers lose their blossoms, and their beauty is destroyed. This is how the rich will disappear, as they go about their business. <a href="/erv/james/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and 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 goings. <a href="/gwt/james/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up plants. The flowers drop off, and the beauty is gone. The same thing will happen to rich people. While they are busy, they will die. <a href="/gnt/james/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> The sun rises with its blazing heat and burns the plant; its flower falls off, and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich will be destroyed while they go about their business. <a href="/isv/james/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass. The flower in it drops off, and its beauty is gone. That is how the rich person will fade away in his pursuits. <a href="/msb/james/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/james/1.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/james/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich person fade away in his pursuits. <a href="/wbt/james/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the sun hath no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and its flower falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. <a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away. <a href="/web/james/1.htm">World English Bible</a> For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/james/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for the sun rose with the burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also the rich in his way will fade away! <a href="/blb/james/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the sun has risen with its burning heat and withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the beauty of its appearance has perished. Thus also the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. <a href="/ylt/james/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away! <a href="/slt/james/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the sun sprang up with heat, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the decorum of its face was destroyed: so also shall the rich be dried up in his goings.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/james/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the sun rose with a burning heat, and parched the grass, and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. <a href="/cpdv/james/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the sun has risen with a scorching heat, and has dried the grass, and its flower has fallen off, and the appearance of its beauty has perished. So also will the rich one wither away, according to his paths. <a href="/nabre/james/1.htm">New American Bible</a> For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, its flower droops, and the beauty of its appearance vanishes. So will the rich person fade away in the midst of his pursuits. <a href="/nrsvce/james/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/james/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For as the sun rises with its burning heat and causes the grass to wither, and the flower to fall and its beauty to perish: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For the sun rises with its heat and shrivels the grass and the blossom falls and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed. So also the rich man fades in his ways.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/james/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For the sun rises with its burning heat, and withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its form perishes. So, also, shall the rich man fade away in his ways.<CM> <a href="/godbey/james/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For the sun with a scorching wind has risen, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell off, and the beauty of its countenance perished: so indeed the rich man will pass away in his ways. <a href="/haweis/james/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For the sun arose with fervour, and burnt up the grass, and the flower of it fell off, and the beauty of its appearance was lost: just so the rich man in his course of life shall wither away. <a href="/mace/james/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the sun is up and darts its rays, the grass is wither'd, its flowers droop, and all their beautiful appearance vanishes away, just so the rich man fades with all his projects. <a href="/wey/james/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away. <a href="/worrell/james/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For the sun arose with scorching heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also will the rich man fade away in his goings. <a href="/worsley/james/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For when the sun is risen with it's sultry heat, it drieth up the grass, and the flower of, it falleth, and the beauty of it's appearance is lost: so shall the rich man fade away in his projects. <a href="/parallel/james/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=73" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/james/1.htm">Rejoicing in Trials</a> …10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2246.htm" title="2246: hēlios (N-NMS) -- The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light.">sun</a> <a href="/greek/393.htm" title="393: aneteilen (V-AIA-3S) -- To make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.). From ana and the base of telos; to arise.">rises</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2742.htm" title="2742: kausōni (N-DMS) -- A scorching heat, hot wind. From kausoo; a glare.">scorching heat</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3583.htm" title="3583: exēranen (V-AIA-3S) -- To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature.">withers</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5528.htm" title="5528: chorton (N-AMS) -- Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a court or garden, i.e. herbage or vegetation.">plant;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/438.htm" title="438: anthos (N-NNS) -- Bloom, possibly a reference to the bright flowers, such as poppies (among the grass). A primary word; a blossom.">flower</a> <a href="/greek/1601.htm" title="1601: exepesen (V-AIA-3S) -- From ek and pipto; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient.">falls</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">its</a> <a href="/greek/2143.htm" title="2143: euprepeia (N-NFS) -- Beauty, gracefulness, comeliness. From a compound of eu and prepo; good suitableness, i.e. Gracefulness.">beauty</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpou (N-GNS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person."></a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apōleto (V-AIM-3S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">is lost.</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">So</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">too,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4145.htm" title="4145: plousios (Adj-NMS) -- Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.">rich man</a> <a href="/greek/3133.htm" title="3133: maranthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- Pass: I die, wither (like the grass). Of uncertain affinity; to extinguish, i.e. to pass away.">will fade away</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in the midst of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4197.htm" title="4197: poreiais (N-DFP) -- A journey, pursuit, undertaking, progress. From poreuomai; travel; figuratively proceedings, i.e. Career.">pursuits.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a> A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” <a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a> The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a> Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a> As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a> Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. <a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a> He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Job 14:2</a> Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-11</a> He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. / When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes? <a href="/mark/4-18.htm">Mark 4:18-19</a> Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, / but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. <a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">1 John 2:17</a> The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a> Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a> Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a> Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it wither the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.risen.<a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.<a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Jonah 4:7,8</a> But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered… <a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Matthew 13:6</a> And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.so.<a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-7</a> Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you… <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Job 21:24-30</a> His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow… <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35,36</a> I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/12-21.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-15.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Fade</a> <a href="/romans/14-4.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-12.htm">Fashion</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-25.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">Herbage</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">Perishes</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-4.htm">Pursuits</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-8.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/luke/12-55.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-19.htm">Sooner</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/james/1-8.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/james/1-6.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/john/15-6.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Drop</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">Fade</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/genesis/6-15.htm">Fashion</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/james/1-24.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/james/4-6.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Herbage</a> <a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Perishes</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Pursuits</a> <a href="/james/2-5.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">Scorching</a> <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Sooner</a> <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/james/1-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/james/5-20.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Withereth</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">James 1</div>1. <a href="/james/1-1.htm">James greets the twelve tribes among the nations;</a> 2. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">exhorts to rejoice in trials and temptations;</a> 5. <a href="/james/1-5.htm">to ask patience of God;</a> 13. <a href="/james/1-13.htm">and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to him,</a> 19. <a href="/james/1-19.htm">but rather to hearken to the word, to meditate on it, and to do thereafter.</a> 26. <a href="/james/1-26.htm">Otherwise men may seem, but never be, truly religious.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of the sun's heat is often used in Scripture to symbolize trials, testing, and judgment (e.g., <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a>). The sun's heat can be seen as a metaphor for the trials that test the faith of believers, refining them like gold (<a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a>).and withers the plant; The withering of the plant is a vivid image of the temporary nature of earthly life and wealth. In the parable of the sower, Jesus speaks of plants that wither because they have no root (<a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Matthew 13:6</a>). This imagery emphasizes the importance of having a deep, spiritual foundation. The plant's withering serves as a reminder of the fleeting nature of worldly pursuits and the need to focus on eternal values.its flower falls and its beauty is lost. The falling flower and lost beauty symbolize the transient nature of human glory and achievements. This echoes <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>, where human life is compared to grass and flowers that fade. The beauty of the flower represents the temporary allure of wealth and status, which ultimately cannot endure. This serves as a warning against placing trust in material wealth, which can quickly vanish.So too, the rich man will fade away This phrase directly connects the imagery of the withering plant to the fate of the rich man. The Bible frequently warns against the dangers of wealth, which can lead to pride and a false sense of security (<a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a>, <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>). The rich man's fading away underscores the idea that earthly riches cannot prevent the inevitable decline and mortality that all humans face.in the midst of his pursuits. The rich man's pursuits refer to his efforts to accumulate and maintain wealth and status. This phrase highlights the futility of dedicating one's life to material gain, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:11</a>, where Solomon reflects on the vanity of his pursuits. The pursuits of the rich man are ultimately unfulfilling and cannot provide lasting satisfaction or security. This serves as a call to prioritize spiritual riches and the pursuit of God's kingdom (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a> The author of the epistle, traditionally identified as James, the brother of Jesus. He was a leader in the early Jerusalem church and wrote to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_rich_man.htm">The Rich Man</a> Represents those who place their trust in wealth and material possessions rather than in God. This figure is used metaphorically to illustrate the transient nature of earthly riches. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sun.htm">The Sun</a> Symbolizes the trials and challenges of life that test the faith and endurance of believers. It also represents the natural order established by God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_plant.htm">The Plant</a> Represents human life and endeavors, which are temporary and subject to the forces of nature and time. 5. <a href="/topical/s/scorching_heat.htm">Scorching Heat</a> A metaphor for trials and tribulations that reveal the true nature of one's faith and priorities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Transience of Earthly Wealth</a> Earthly riches are temporary and unreliable. Believers should focus on eternal values rather than material wealth. <a href="/topical/t/the_testing_of_faith.htm">The Testing of Faith</a> Trials, like the scorching sun, reveal the depth and authenticity of our faith. They are opportunities for growth and reliance on God. <a href="/topical/t/true_beauty_and_worth.htm">True Beauty and Worth</a> True beauty and worth are found in a life rooted in Christ, not in external appearances or possessions. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_materialism.htm">The Danger of Materialism</a> Placing trust in wealth can lead to spiritual decay. Believers are called to seek first the kingdom of God. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> An eternal perspective helps believers prioritize their lives according to God's will, focusing on what truly matters.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_james_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from James 1</a> <a href="/q/what_is_eternal_value.htm">What defines the concept of eternal value?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_day_3_plants_survive_without_sun.htm">How could plants created on Day 3 (Genesis 1:11-13) survive before the sun was made on Day 4 (Genesis 1:14-19)?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_teachers_judged_more_strictly.htm">In James 3:1, why single out teachers for stricter judgment, seemingly contradicting passages like Romans 2:11 that imply all are judged equally?</a> <a href="/q/why_boast_about_your_own_achievements.htm">What gain is there in chasing after the wind?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/james/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) For the sun is no sooner risen . . .--Translate, the sun arose with the burning heat, and dried up the grass; and the flower thereof fell away, and the grace of its fashion perished. The grace, the loveliness, the delicacy of its form and feature--literally, of its face--withered and died away. Often must the Apostle have seen such an effect of the fiery-Eastern sun, scorching with its pitiless glare the rich verdure of the wilderness; and in his ear, perchance, was the cry of Isaiah (<a href="/context/isaiah/40-6.htm" title="The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>):--"All flesh is grass:And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.The grass withereth;The flower fadeth;Because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it:--Surely the people is grass.The grass withereth;The flower fadeth;But the Word of our God shall stand for ever." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - Ἀνέτειλε . ἐξήρανε ἐξέπεσε... ἀπώλετο. Observe the aorists here and in ver. 24. The illustration or case mentioned by way of example is taken as an actual fact, and the apostle falls into the tone of narration (see Wirier, 'Grammar of New Testament Greek,' § 40:5, 6. 1). Render, For the sun arose with the scorching wind, and withered the grass; and the flower thereof fell away, and the grace of the fashion of it perished. Καύσων may refer to (1) the heat of the sun, or (2) more probably, the hot Samum wind, the קָדִים of the Old Testament (<a href="/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Ezekiel 17:10</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/james/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sun ἥλιος (hēlios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2246.htm">Strong's 2246: </a> The sun, sunlight. From hele; the sun; by implication, light. rises ἀνέτειλεν (aneteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_393.htm">Strong's 393: </a> To make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.). From ana and the base of telos; to arise. with σὺν (syn) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. scorching heat καύσωνι (kausōni) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2742.htm">Strong's 2742: </a> A scorching heat, hot wind. From kausoo; a glare. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. withers ἐξήρανεν (exēranen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3583.htm">Strong's 3583: </a> To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. plant; χόρτον (chorton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5528.htm">Strong's 5528: </a> Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. flower ἄνθος (anthos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_438.htm">Strong's 438: </a> Bloom, possibly a reference to the bright flowers, such as poppies (among the grass). A primary word; a blossom. falls ἐξέπεσεν (exepesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1601.htm">Strong's 1601: </a> From ek and pipto; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [its] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. beauty εὐπρέπεια (euprepeia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2143.htm">Strong's 2143: </a> Beauty, gracefulness, comeliness. From a compound of eu and prepo; good suitableness, i.e. Gracefulness. is lost. ἀπώλετο (apōleto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. So οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). too, καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. rich [man] πλούσιος (plousios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4145.htm">Strong's 4145: </a> Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with. will fade away μαρανθήσεται (maranthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3133.htm">Strong's 3133: </a> Pass: I die, wither (like the grass). Of uncertain affinity; to extinguish, i.e. to pass away. in the midst of ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. pursuits. πορείαις (poreiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4197.htm">Strong's 4197: </a> A journey, pursuit, undertaking, progress. 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