James 1:11

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.

Isaiah 40:7-8

Grass withers and flowers fade away when the LORD's breath blows on them; surely the people are like grass.

1 Peter 1:4

and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can't be destroyed, corrupted, or changed.

Job 21:24-30

His buckets are filled with milk, his bone marrow is healthy.

Psalm 37:35-36

I once observed a wicked and oppressive person, flourishing like a green tree in native soil.

Psalm 49:6-14

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

Psalm 73:18-20

You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin.

Psalm 102:4

Withered like grass, my heart is overwhelmed, and I have even forgotten to eat my food.

Psalm 102:11

My life is like a declining shadow, and I am withering like a plant.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.

Isaiah 28:1

How terrible it will be for that arrogant garland the drunks of Ephraim! How terrible it will be for that fading flower of his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, of people overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:4

And that fading flower, his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, will be like an early fig before summer whenever someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it's in his hand.

Isaiah 49:10

They won't hunger or thirst, nor will the desert heat or sun beat upon them; for the one who has compassion on them will drive them and guide them alongside springs of water.

Jonah 4:7-8

But at dawn the next day, God provided a worm that attacked the vine plant so that it withered away.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.

Mark 4:6

But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they didn't have any roots, they dried up.

Luke 12:16-21

Then he told them a parable. He said, "The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.

Luke 16:19-25

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who use the things in the world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away.

James 5:1-7

Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.

1 Peter 5:4

Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the victor's crown of glory that will never fade away.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

Risen

Isaiah 49:10
They won't hunger or thirst, nor will the desert heat or sun beat upon them; for the one who has compassion on them will drive them and guide them alongside springs of water.
Jonah 4:7
But at dawn the next day, God provided a worm that attacked the vine plant so that it withered away.
Matthew 13:6
But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.
Mark 4:6
But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they didn't have any roots, they dried up.

So

James 5:1
Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.
Job 21:24
His buckets are filled with milk, his bone marrow is healthy.
Psalm 37:35
I once observed a wicked and oppressive person, flourishing like a green tree in native soil.
Psalm 49:6
those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?
Psalm 73:18
You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.
Isaiah 28:1
How terrible it will be for that arrogant garland the drunks of Ephraim! How terrible it will be for that fading flower of his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, of people overcome with wine!
Isaiah 40:7
Grass withers and flowers fade away when the LORD's breath blows on them; surely the people are like grass.
Luke 12:16
Then he told them a parable. He said, "The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.
Luke 16:19
"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.
1 Corinthians 7:31
and those who use the things in the world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away.
1 Peter 1:4
and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can't be destroyed, corrupted, or changed.
1 Peter 5:4
Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the victor's crown of glory that will never fade away.

General references

Job 8:12
While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.
Psalm 37:2
Indeed, they soon will wither like grass, and like green herbs they will fade away.
Psalm 49:2
both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together.

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