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James 5:1-4

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.

3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Cross References for James 5:1-4

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