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James 1:10

Money and wealthHumilityPride

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

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

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.

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BSB
But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
KJV
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
WEB
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
ASV
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
DARBY
and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.
BLB
and the one who [is] rich in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of grass.
ÅB
og den rike av sin ringhet; for han skal forgå som blomst på gress;
OTB
men de rike bør være stolte av sin ydmykelse, siden de vil visne bort som en vill blomst.
B1930
og den rike av sin ringhet; for han skal forgå som blomst på gress;

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  • 1 Peter 1:24

    For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

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  • 1 John 2:17

    And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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  • Job 14:2

    He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

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  • Matthew 5:3

    Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Psalms 103:15

    As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

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  • Matthew 6:30

    Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

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  • James 4:14

    Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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