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James 1:10-11
New American Standard Bible
James 1:10-11
New American Standard Bible
10 but the rich person is to glory in his [a]humiliation, because (A)like [b]flowering grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with (B)its scorching heat and (C)withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.
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- James 1:10 Or downfall
- James 1:10 Lit the flower of the grass
James 1:10-11
New International Version
James 1:10-11
New International Version
10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(A) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(B) and withers(C) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(D) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
James 1:10-11
King James Version
James 1:10-11
King James Version
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.
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1 Peter 1:24
New American Standard Bible
1 Peter 1:24
New American Standard Bible
24 For,
“(A)All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory is like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,
1 Peter 1:24
New International Version
1 Peter 1:24
New International Version
24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
1 Peter 1:24
King James Version
1 Peter 1:24
King James Version
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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