James 1:11
For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.This verse in the real world
In what words
- εὐπρέπειαeuprépeiagood suitableness, i.e. gracefulness
- μαραίνωmaraínōto extinguish (as fire), i.e. (figuratively and passively) to pass away
- καύσωνkaúsōna glare
- ἄνθοςánthosa blossom
- ἀνατέλλωanatéllōto (cause to) arise
- ξηραίνωxēraínōto desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature
- ἐκπίπτωekpíptōto drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inef
- χόρτοςchórtosa "court" or "garden", i.e. (by implication, of pasture) herbage or vegetation
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 40:7–8, Psa 37:35–36, Luk 16:19–25, Mrk 4:6, Jas 5:1–7, Psa 49:6–14, Luk 12:16–21, Mat 13:6