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James 1:10 KJV
James · chapter 1 · verse 10
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.James 1:10 · King James Version
James 1:10 in context
8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For 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.
12Blessed 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- floweranthosa flowerG438 →
- grasschortosthe place where grass grows and animals graze, grass, herbage, hay, provender, of green…G5528 →
- richplousioswealthy, abounding in material resources, metaph. abounding, abundantly supplied…G4145 →
- lowtapeinōsislowness, low estate, metaph., spiritual abasement, leading one to perceive and lament his…G5014 →
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We now come to consider the matter of this epistle. In this paragraph we have the following things to be observed: - I. The suffering state of Christians in this world is represented, and that in a very instructive manner, if we attend to what is plainly and necessarily implied, together with what is fully expressed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-12