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James 1:11

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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀνέτειλενaneteilenHas risenG393 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
ἥλιοςhēliossunG2246 →
σὺνsunwithG4862 →
τῷtō[its]G3588 →
καύσωνιkausōniburning heatG2742 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐξήρανενexēranenwitheredG3583 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
χόρτονchortongrassG5528 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἄνθοςanthosflowerG438 →
αὐτοῦautouof itG846 →
ἐξέπεσενexepesenhas fallenG1601 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
εὐπρέπειαeuprepeiabeautyG2143 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
προσώπουprosōpouappearanceG4383 →
αὐτοῦautouof itG846 →
ἀπώλετο·apōletohas perished;G622 →
οὕτωςhoutōsThusG3779 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
πλούσιοςplousiosrich [man]G4145 →
ἐνenin the midst ofG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
πορείαιςporeiaispursuitsG4197 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
μαρανθήσεται.maranthēsetaiwill fade away.G3133 →

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Isaiah 40:7–8The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.Luke 16:19–25Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.Mark 4:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Job 24:24They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.James 5:1–7Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Psalms 49:6–14They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.Job 4:21Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”Job 15:29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.Job 7:6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.Psalms 90:6in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.Matthew 13:6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.Luke 12:16–21Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.Ezekiel 28:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

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