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James 1:10
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James 1:10
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10 (A) But any who are rich should be glad when God makes them humble. Rich people will disappear like wild flowers
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James 1:10
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James 1:10
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10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(A)
James 1:11
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James 1:11
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11 scorched by the burning heat of the sun. The flowers lose their blossoms, and their beauty is destroyed. This is how the rich will disappear, as they go about their business.
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James 1:11
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James 1:11
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11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(A) and withers(B) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(C) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
1 Peter 1:24
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1 Peter 1:24
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24 (A) The Scriptures say,
“Humans wither like grass,
and their glory fades
like wild flowers.
Grass dries up,
and flowers fall
to the ground.
1 Peter 1:24
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1 Peter 1:24
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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 1:25
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1 Peter 1:25
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25 But what the Lord has said
will stand forever.”
Our good news to you is what the Lord has said.
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1 Peter 1:25
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1 Peter 1:25
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Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
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