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James 1:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 For just as the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the plant, and its flower falls off and its outward beauty perishes, so too the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.+

James 1:11

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 11 ἀνέτειλεν Rose up γὰρ for ὁ the ἥλιος sun σὺν together with τῷ the καύσωνι burning heat καὶ and ἐξήρανεν it dried up τὸν the χόρτον, vegetation, καὶ and τὸ the ἄνθος flower αὐτοῦ of it ἐξέπεσεν fell out καὶ and ἡ the εὐπρέπεια well-fittingness τοῦ of the προσώπου face αὐτοῦ of it ἀπώλετο· destroyed itself; οὕτως thus καὶ also ὁ the πλούσιος rich (one) ἐν in ταῖς the πορείαις journeys αὐτοῦ of him μαρανθήσεται. will fade away.

James 1:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 For the sun rises with its burning heat and withers the vegetation, and its flower drops off and the beauty of its outward appearance perishes. So, too, the rich man will fade away in his ways of life.+

James 1:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 For the sun rises with the hot wind, and dries up the plants, and their flowers fall off and the beauty of their faces is gone; so the rich man too shall wither in his wayfarings.

James 1:11

American Standard Version
- 11 For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and 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 goings.

James 1:11

The Emphasized Bible
- 11 For the sun hath sprung up with it scorching heat, And hath withered the grass And the flower thereof hath fallen out And the beauty of the face thereof hath perished,—So also the rich in his goings shall languish.

James 1:11

King James Version
- 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.