But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. Treasury of Scripture in. Isaiah 57:15 For thus said the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place... Isaiah 66:2 For all those things has my hand made, and all those things have been, said the LORD: but to this man will I look... Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Philippians 3:8 Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord... 1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God... because. James 4:14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time... Job 14:2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not. Psalm 37:2,35,36 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb... Psalm 90:5,6 You carry them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which grows up... Psalm 102:11 My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass. Psalm 103:15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. Isaiah 40:6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: Matthew 6:30 Why, 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... 1 Corinthians 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passes away. 1 Peter 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass wither, and the flower thereof falls away: 1 John 2:17 And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God stays for ever.
Context Contrast of the Rich and Poor
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 wither the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12Blessed is the man that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.
Darby Bible Translation
and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away.
King James Bible
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Young's Literal Translation
and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
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