James 1:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 1:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 1:11 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 1:11 — 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.”
— James 1:11 (KJV)
James 1:11 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 1:11
“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: For: or, For that”
Shares key themes with James 1:11: withereth, grass, flower
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.”
Shares key themes with James 1:11: withereth, grass, flower
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Shares key themes with James 1:11: withereth, grass, flower
“And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:”
Shares key themes with James 1:11: burning, grass, thereof
“They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. heat: Heb. coals”
Shares key themes with James 1:11: burning, heat, also
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