James 1:11 Multilingual: For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

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New International Version
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

New Living Translation
The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

English Standard Version
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Berean Study Bible
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

New American Standard Bible
For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities.

International Standard Version
For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass. The flower in it drops off, and its beauty is gone. That is how the rich person will fade away in his pursuits.

NET Bible
For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the sun rises with its heat and shrivels the grass and the blossom falls and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed. So also the rich man fades in his ways.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up plants. The flowers drop off, and the beauty is gone. The same thing will happen to rich people. While they are busy, they will die.

Jubilee Bible 2000
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beautiful appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

King James 2000 Bible
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

American King James Version
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it wither the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the sun rose with a burning heat, and parched the grass, and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Darby Bible Translation
For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the sun hath no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and its flower falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Weymouth New Testament
The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away.

World English Bible
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 also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

Young's Literal Translation
for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

Jakobus 1:11 Afrikaans PWL
want die son kom op met sy hitte en laat die plant wegdroog en sy blom afval en die grasie van sy voorkoms word so vernietig; so sal die ryke ook in sy lewe wegkwyn.

Jakobit 1:11 Albanian
Në fakt si lindi dielli me të nxehtit e tij dhe e thau barin, dhe lulja e tij ra dhe bukuria e pamjes së vet humbi: kështu do të fishket edhe i pasuri në udhët e tij.

ﻳﻌﻘﻮﺏ 1:11 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
لان الشمس اشرقت بالحرّ فيبّست العشب فسقط زهره وفني جمال منظره. هكذا يذبل الغني ايضا في طرقه.

ՅԱԿՈԲՈՍ 1:11 Armenian (Western): NT
քանի որ արեւը կը ծագի այրող տաքութեամբ ու կը չորցնէ խոտը, անոր ծաղիկը կը թափի, եւ անոր տեսքին վայելչութիւնն ալ կը կորսուի: Այդպէս ալ հարուստը պիտի թառամի իր ճամբաներուն մէջ:

S. Iacquesec. 1:11 Basque (Navarro-Labourdin): NT
Ecen nola iguzquia beroarequin goratu eta, erre baita belharra, eta haren lilia erori, eta haren irudi ederra galdu: hala abratsa-ere bere bide gucietan chimalduren da.

Dyr Jaaggen 1:11 Bavarian
D Sunn wenn aufgeet und gscheid abherbrennt, versengt s ys Gras; und de Bluem verselkert, und ir Pracht vergeet. Grad yso vergeet aft aau dyr Reiche mitsamt seiner gantzn Träbigkeit.

Деяния 1:11 Bulgarian
Защото слънцето изгрява с изсушителния вятър, тревата изсъхва, цветът й окапва, и красотата на изгледа й изчезва: така и богатият ще повехне в пътищата си.

中文標準譯本 (CSB Traditional)
太陽帶著熱氣升起，草地枯萎，草上的花也凋謝，它表面的美麗也就消逝了；照樣，富有的人在他的追求中，也將衰殘。

中文标准译本 (CSB Simplified)
太阳带着热气升起，草地枯萎，草上的花也凋谢，它表面的美丽也就消逝了；照样，富有的人在他的追求中，也将衰残。

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
太陽出來，熱風颳起，草就枯乾，花也凋謝，美容就消沒了；那富足的人在他所行的事上，也要這樣衰殘。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
太阳出来，热风刮起，草就枯干，花也凋谢，美容就消没了；那富足的人在他所行的事上，也要这样衰残。

雅各書 1:11 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
太陽出來，熱風颳起，草就枯乾，花也凋謝，美容就消沒了；那富足的人，在他所行的事上也要這樣衰殘。

雅各書 1:11 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
太阳出来，热风刮起，草就枯乾，花也凋谢，美容就消没了；那富足的人，在他所行的事上也要这样衰残。

Jakovljeva poslanica 1:11 Croatian Bible
sunce ogranu žarko te usahnu trava i cvijet njezin uvenu; dražest mu lica propade. Tako će i bogataš na stazama svojim usahnuti.

List Jakubův 1:11 Czech BKR
Nebo jakož slunce vzešlé s horkostí usušilo bylinu, a květ její spadl, i ušlechtilost postavy jeho zhynula, takť i bohatý v svých cestách usvadne.

Jakob 1:11 Danish
Thi Solen staar op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; saaledes skal ogsaa den rige visne paa sine Veje.

Jakobus 1:11 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Want de zon is opgegaan met de hitte, en heeft het gras dor gemaakt, en zijn bloem is afgevallen, en de schone gedaante haars aanschijns is vergaan; alzo zal ook de rijke in zijn wegen verwelken.

Nestle Greek New Testament 1904
ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Westcott and Hort 1881
ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants]
ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι, καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν, καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Greek Orthodox Church 1904
ἀνέτειλε γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανε τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσε, καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο. οὕτω καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
ἀνατέλλω γάρ ὁ ἥλιος σύν ὁ καύσων καί ξηραίνω ὁ χόρτος καί ὁ ἄνθος αὐτός ἐκπίπτω καί ὁ εὐπρέπεια ὁ πρόσωπον αὐτός ἀπόλλυμι οὕτω καί ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ὁ πορεία αὐτός μαραίνω

Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
ἀνέτειλε γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι, καὶ ἐξήρανε τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσε, καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτω καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται

Westcott and Hort 1881 w/o Diacritics
ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται

Tischendorf 8th Ed. w/o Diacritics
ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται

Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται

Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894 w/o Diacritics
ανετειλε γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι, και εξηρανε τον χορτον, και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσε, και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο· ουτω και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται.

Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) w/o Diacritics
ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται

Westcott/Hort, UBS4 variants w/o Diacritics
ανετειλεν γαρ ο ηλιος συν τω καυσωνι και εξηρανεν τον χορτον και το ανθος αυτου εξεπεσεν και η ευπρεπεια του προσωπου αυτου απωλετο ουτως και ο πλουσιος εν ταις πορειαις αυτου μαρανθησεται

Nestle Greek New Testament 1904 - Transliterated
aneteilen gar ho hēlios syn tō kausōni kai exēranen ton chorton, kai to anthos autou exepesen kai hē euprepeia tou prosōpou autou apōleto; houtōs kai ho plousios en tais poreiais autou maranthēsetai.

aneteilen gar ho helios syn to kausoni kai exeranen ton chorton, kai to anthos autou exepesen kai he euprepeia tou prosopou autou apoleto; houtos kai ho plousios en tais poreiais autou maranthesetai.

Westcott and Hort 1881 - Transliterated
aneteilen gar ho hēlios syn tō kausōni kai exēranen ton chorton, kai to anthos autou exepesen kai hē euprepeia tou prosōpou autou apōleto; houtōs kai ho plousios en tais poreiais autou maranthēsetai.

aneteilen gar ho helios syn to kausoni kai exeranen ton chorton, kai to anthos autou exepesen kai he euprepeia tou prosopou autou apoleto; houtos kai ho plousios en tais poreiais autou maranthesetai.

ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ 1:11 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. - Transliterated
aneteilen gar o ēlios sun tō kausōni kai exēranen ton chorton kai to anthos autou exepesen kai ē euprepeia tou prosōpou autou apōleto outōs kai o plousios en tais poreiais autou maranthēsetai