James 5:1

Which verses does James 5:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 34, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Proverbs 11:2819 votes

   He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

2. 1 Timothy 6:9–1018 votes

   Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

3. Proverbs 11:411 votes

   Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

4. Jeremiah 9:2310 votes

   This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

5. Luke 6:24–2510 votes

   But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

6. Luke 12:16–2110 votes

   Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ …

7. James 1:1110 votes

   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.

8. Luke 16:19–259 votes

   Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores …

9. Matthew 19:23–248 votes

   Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

10. Micah 6:127 votes

    For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

11. Psalm 73:3–96 votes
12. Isaiah 13:65 votes
13. Zephaniah 1:185 votes
14. Deuteronomy 32:154 votes
15. Nehemiah 9:25–264 votes
16. Job 20:15–294 votes
17. Psalm 73:18–204 votes
18. Joel 1:114 votes
19. James 2:64 votes
20. James 4:134 votes

Which verses point to James 5:1?

The 10 strongest of 75.

• Matthew 6:19 37
• Proverbs 10:22 11
• James 4:9 10
• Proverbs 13:11 9
• Matthew 24:12 8
• Mark 10:24 7
• Luke 12:21 7
• Proverbs 22:16 6
• Proverbs 23:5 6
• Joel 1:5 6