James 1:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - James 1:2-12

We now come to consider the matter of this epistle. In this paragraph we have the following things to be observed:? I. The suffering state of Christians in this world is represented, and that in a very instructive manner, if we attend to what is plainly and necessarily implied, together with what is fully expressed. 1. It is implied that troubles and afflictions may be the lot of the best Christians, even of those who have the most reason to think and hope well of themselves. Such as have a... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - James 1:9-11

1:9-11 Let the lowly brother be proud of his exaltation; and let the rich brother be proud of his humiliation; for he will pass away like a flower of the field. The sun rises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower wilts, and the beauty of its form is destroyed. So the rich will wither away in all his ways. As James saw it, Christianity brings to every man what he needs. As Mayor put it "As the despised poor learns self-respect, so the proud rich learns... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 1:10

But the rich, in that he is made low ,.... That is, the rich brother; for there were rich men in the churches in those times, and which James often takes notice of in this epistle. Such an one should rejoice or glory in his lowness, or low estate; in the consideration of the low estate, out of which he was raised, by the good providence of God, and was not owing to any merit of his; and in the low estate into which he may be at present reduced, through the violence of persecution being... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:10

But the rich, in that he is made low - Εν τῃ ταπεινωσει· In his humiliation - in his being brought to the foot of the cross to receive, as a poor and miserable sinner, redemption through the blood of the cross: and especially let him rejoice in this, because all outward glory is only as the flower of the field, and, like that, will wither and perish. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:10

Verse 10 10But the rich, in that he is made low, or, in his lowness. He has mentioned the particular for the general; for this admonition pertains to all those who excel in honor; or in dignity, or in any other external thing. He bids them to glory in their lowness or littleness, in order to repress the haughtiness of those who are usually inflated with prosperity. But he calls it lowness, because the manifested kingdom of God ought to lead us to despise the world, as we know that all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:2-18

THE SUBJECT OF TEMPTATION . This section may be subdivided as follows:— read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:5-11

Digression suggested by the thought of perfection. There can be no true perfection without wisdom, which is the gift of God, and must be sought from him. It is possible that the thought and connection of the passage is due to a reminiscence of Wis. 9:6, "For though a man be never so perfect ( τέλειος ) among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded." But whether this be so or not, the teaching is manifestly founded on our Lord's words with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

A very difficult passage, three interpretations of which are given, none of them entirely satisfactory or free from difficulties. (a) that the "rich" are never elsewhere spoken of as "brothers" in this Epistle. See James 2:6 ; James 5:1 , and cf. the way in which they are spoken of in other parts of the New Testament ( e.g. Luke 6:24 ; Matthew 19:23 ; Revelation 6:15 ); and in Ecclesiasticus 13:3; (b) that in verse 11 the thought is, not of riches which make to themselves... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

The poor and the rich brother. The counsels contained in these verses spring out of the general exhortation of James 1:2 . Riches and poverty are among the "manifold trials" which the subjects of them are to "count all joy." This passage has also a real connection with James 1:8 , as the introductory conjunction in the original shows. The connection may be either in the thought that the love of money is a prevailing source of" double-mindedness;" or, that the comparison of one's own... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

The glory of manhood in Christ. Diversities of condition among men—the millionaire and the pauper, the autocrat and the slave. The cry for a leveling—communism, socialism, nihilism. So other differences—of station, of education, and even of natural gifts. But, after all, what are these differences in comparison with that which is common to all—the royal humanity which each one has received from God? For take the highest, the most cultured, the best endowed, and again a poor peasant man or... read more

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