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James 5:1-2 Walking in Wisdom and Humility

1 Warning to Rich Oppressors
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.

2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

Cross References for James 5:1-2

Proverbs 11:4 - Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4

Genesis 11:3 - They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick in... Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3

Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Pleasures Are Meaningless I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to fi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1

James 4:13 - Boasting About Tomorrow Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that ... Click to read the verse James 4:13 Click to read the verse James 4:13

Isaiah 65:14 - My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of hear... Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:14

Jeremiah 9:23 - This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:23

Psalms 17:14 - O Lord, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life... Click to read the verse Psalms 17:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 17:14

Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12-13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12-13

Zephaniah 1:18 - Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. I... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:18 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:18

Joel 1:13 - A Call to Repentance Put on sackcloth, O priests, and mourn; wail, you who minister before the ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:13 Click to read the verse Joel 1:13

Hosea 7:14 - They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for ... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14

Isaiah 22:12 - The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12

Hosea 9:1 - Punishment for Israel Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For ... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1

James 4:9 - Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Click to read the verse James 4:9 Click to read the verse James 4:9

Revelation 6:15-17 - Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave a... Click to read the verse Revelation 6:15-17 Click to read the verse Revelation 6:15-17

1 Timothy 6:9-10 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10

Deuteronomy 32:15 - Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the God... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:15

Matthew 19:23-24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:23-24 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:23-24

Isaiah 13:6 - Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty. Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:6

Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:7

James 2:6 - But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the one... Click to read the verse James 2:6 Click to read the verse James 2:6

Nehemiah 9:25-26 - They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:25-26 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:25-26

Luke 16:19-25 - The Rich Man and Lazarus “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and liv... Click to read the verse Luke 16:19-25 Click to read the verse Luke 16:19-25

James 1:11 - For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty i... Click to read the verse James 1:11 Click to read the verse James 1:11

Psalms 73:18-20 - Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:18-20 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:18-20

Jeremiah 6:26 - O my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:26

Jeremiah 18:11 - “Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11

Luke 23:28-29 - Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves... Click to read the verse Luke 23:28-29 Click to read the verse Luke 23:28-29

Joel 1:11 - Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers; grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:11 Click to read the verse Joel 1:11

Deuteronomy 8:12-14 - Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:12-14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:12-14

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 - I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

Psalms 73:3-9 - For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:3-9 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:3-9

Luke 12:16-21 - And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. Click to read the verse Luke 12:16-21 Click to read the verse Luke 12:16-21

Proverbs 11:28 - Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:28 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:28

Micah 6:12 - Her rich men are violent; her people are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. Click to read the verse Micah 6:12 Click to read the verse Micah 6:12

Psalms 49:6-20 - those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches? Click to read the verse Psalms 49:6-20 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:6-20

Joel 1:8 - Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the husband of her youth. Click to read the verse Joel 1:8 Click to read the verse Joel 1:8

Joel 1:5 - Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine,... Click to read the verse Joel 1:5 Click to read the verse Joel 1:5

Job 20:15-29 - He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up. Click to read the verse Job 20:15-29 Click to read the verse Job 20:15-29

Jeremiah 49:3 - “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, O inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and m... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:3

Jeremiah 4:8 - So put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:8

Jeremiah 47:2 - This is what the Lord says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an ov... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2

Ezekiel 30:2 - “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail and say, “Alas for... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:2

Luke 21:23 - How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be gre... Click to read the verse Luke 21:23 Click to read the verse Luke 21:23

Ezekiel 19:2 - and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among the young lions a... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 19:2

Zephaniah 1:11 - Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade ... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:11 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:11

Zechariah 11:2-3 - Wail, O pine tree, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan... Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:2-3 Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:2-3

Amos 6:6-7 - You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin o... Click to read the verse Amos 6:6-7 Click to read the verse Amos 6:6-7

Luke 6:24-25 - “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Click to read the verse Luke 6:24-25 Click to read the verse Luke 6:24-25