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James 5:1

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

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ASV

Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

KJV

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἌγεAgedo comeG71 →
νῦνnunnowG3568 →
οἱhoiyou who [are]G3588 →
πλούσιοι,plousioirich,G4145 →
κλαύσατεklausatedo weepG2799 →
ὀλολύζοντεςololuzonteswailingG3649 →
ἐπὶepioverG1909 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
ταλαιπωρίαιςtalaipōriaismiseriesG5004 →
ὑμῶνhumōnupon youG4771 →
ταῖςtaisthat [are]G3588 →
ἐπερχομέναις.eperchomenaiscoming.G1904 →

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Proverbs 11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.1 Timothy 6:9–10Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Luke 6:24–25But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.Luke 12:16–21Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.James 1:11For 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.Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.Luke 16:19–25Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.Matthew 19:23–24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.Micah 6:12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.Psalms 73:3–9For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.Genesis 11:3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.Job 20:15–29He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.Revelation 6:15–17Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Joel 1:11Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.Nehemiah 9:25–26They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

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