James 1:10 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

English ASV

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

English Amplified

And the rich [person ought to glory] in being humbled [by being shown his human frailty], because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the rich [person ought to glory] in being humbled [by being shown his human frailty], because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.

English EASY 2024

And the believers who are rich should also be happy. Why? Because God has shown them that they are not so great. Rich people should remember that they will die, like a wild flower quickly dies.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Believers who are rich should be glad when bad things happen that humble them. Their riches won't keep them from disappearing as quickly as wildflowers.

and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and the rich Christians must be glad when God brings them down. For the rich will pass away like the flower of a wild plant.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Rich believers should be proud because being rich should make them humble. Rich people will wither like flowers.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

but the one who is rich [should boast] in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

English KJV 1611

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

English LSB

and the rich man is to boast in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

but the rich in that he is made low, because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and the rich one in his lowliness, for he will pass away "like the flower of the field."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But someone who is rich should take pride in his low position. That's because he will fade away like a wild flower.

English NIV

But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

And those who are rich should be glad, for God has humbled them. They will fade away like a flower in the field.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But those who are rich should boast in how God has brought them low and humbled them, for all their earthly glory will one day fade away like a wildflower in the meadow.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and the rich in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But a rich man should be glad that his riches mean nothing to the Lord, for he will soon be gone, like a flower that has lost its beauty and fades away,

English Tyndale 1537

and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.

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