10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.


In Context

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

11 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.

12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

James 1:10 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:10But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:10And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:10and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:10and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.