10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away.

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10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(A)

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24 because

(A)“All flesh is as grass,
And all [a]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as

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,

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17 And (A)the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

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17 The world and its desires pass away,(A) but whoever does the will of God(B) lives forever.

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(A)He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
He flees like a shadow and does not continue.

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They spring up like flowers(A) and wither away;(B)
    like fleeting shadows,(C) they do not endure.(D)

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Instructions to the Rich

17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.

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17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)

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“Blessed(A) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)

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31 and those who use this world as not (A)misusing it. For (B)the form of this world is passing away.

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31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(A)

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15 As for man, (A)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

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15 The life of mortals is like grass,(A)
    they flourish like a flower(B) of the field;

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14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? (A)It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

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14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(A)

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30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

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30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?(A)

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For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.

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Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(B)
    and who tremble at my word.(C)

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The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [a]he said, “What shall I cry?”

(A)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I

A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,(A)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.

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You carry them away like a flood;
(A)They are like a sleep.
In the morning (B)they are like grass which grows up:
In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.

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Yet you sweep people away(A) in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.(B)

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