James 5:1 Cross References

James 5:1

1: Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

Proverbs 11:28

  1. Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

1 Timothy 6:9

  1. But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  2. For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Proverbs 11:4

  1. Riches won't help on the day of judgment, but right living is a safeguard against death.

Jeremiah 9:23

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man gloat in his wisdom, or the mighty man in his might, or the rich man in his riches.

Isaiah 13:6

  1. Scream in terror, for the LORD's time has arrived--the time for the Almighty to destroy.

Luke 12:16

  1. And he gave an illustration: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
  2. In fact, his barns were full to overflowing.
  3. So he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store everything.
  4. And I'll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'
  5. "But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?'

James 1:11

  1. The hot sun rises and dries up the grass; the flower withers, and its beauty fades away. So also, wealthy people will fade away with all of their achievements.

Job 20:15

  1. He will vomit the wealth he swallowed. God won't let him keep it down.
  2. He will suck the poison of snakes. The viper will kill him.
  3. He will never again enjoy abundant streams of olive oil or rivers of milk and honey.
  4. His labors will not be rewarded. His wealth will bring him no joy.
  5. For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.

James 2:6

  1. And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Psalms 73:3

  1. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
  2. They seem to live such a painless life; their bodies are so healthy and strong.
  3. They aren't troubled like other people or plagued with problems like everyone else.
  4. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
  5. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

Luke 16:19

  1. Jesus said, "There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived each day in luxury.
  2. At his door lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus.
  3. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
  4. Finally, the beggar died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,
  5. and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham.

Zephaniah 1:18

  1. Your silver and gold will be of no use to you on that day of the LORD's anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

Psalms 73:18

  1. Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
  2. In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.
  3. Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake. When you arise, O Lord, you will make them vanish from this life.

Nehemiah 9:25

  1. Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and orchards in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.
  2. "But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They threw away your law, they killed the prophets who encouraged them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.

James 4:13

  1. Look here, you people who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit."

Deuteronomy 8:12

  1. For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,
  2. and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else,
  3. that is the time to be careful. Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 32:15

  1. But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

Micah 6:12

  1. The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

Luke 6:24

  1. "What sorrows await you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now.
  2. What sorrows await you who are satisfied and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger is before you. What sorrows await you who laugh carelessly, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

James 4:9

  1. Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

Amos 6:6

  1. You drink wine by the bowlful, and you perfume yourselves with exotic fragrances, caring nothing at all that your nation is going to ruin.
  2. Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. Suddenly, all your revelry will end.

Joel 1:5

  1. Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! All the grapes are ruined, and all your new wine is gone!

Psalms 49:6

  1. They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.
  2. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.
  3. Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough
  4. to live forever and never see the grave.
  5. Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Zechariah 11:2

  1. Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the tallest and most beautiful of them are fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, as you watch the thickest forests being felled.
  2. Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their wealth is gone. Hear the young lions roaring, for their thickets in the Jordan Valley have been destroyed.

Ezekiel 19:2

  1. `What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.

Jeremiah 4:8

  1. So put on clothes of mourning and weep with broken hearts, for the fierce anger of the LORD is still upon us.

Luke 23:28

  1. But Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  2. For the days are coming when they will say, 'Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.'

Joel 1:13

  1. Dress yourselves in sackcloth, you priests! Wail, you who serve before the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God! There is no grain or wine to offer at the Temple of your God.

Matthew 19:23

  1. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
  2. I say it again--it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Revelation 6:15

  1. Then the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy people, the people with great power, and every slave and every free person--all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
  2. And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
  3. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who will be able to survive?"

Isaiah 22:12

  1. The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of sackcloth to show your remorse.
  2. But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter sacrificial animals, feast on meat, and drink wine. "Let's eat, drink, and be merry," you say. "What's the difference, for tomorrow we die."

Ecclesiastes 5:13

  1. There is another serious problem I have seen in the world. Riches are sometimes hoarded to the harm of the saver,
  2. or they are put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.

Joel 1:11

  1. Despair, all you farmers! Wail, all you vine growers! Weep, because the wheat and barley--yes, all the field crops--are ruined.

Psalms 17:14

  1. Save me by your mighty hand, O LORD, from those whose only concern is earthly gain. May they have their punishment in full. May their children inherit more of the same, and may the judgment continue to their children's children.
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