James 1:11 NIV

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 1:11

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat ,.... As it is about the middle of the day, when it shines in its full strength, and its heat is very great and scorching, especially in the summer season, and in hot climates: but it withereth the grass ; strikes it with heat, causes it to shrivel, and dries it up; and the flower thereof falleth ; drops off from it to the ground: and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth ; its form and colour, its glory and beauty, which were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:11

For the sun is no sooner risen - We need not pursue this metaphor, as St. James' meaning is sufficiently clear: All human things are transitory; rise and fall, or increase and decay, belong to all the productions of the earth, and to all its inhabitants. This is unavoidable, for in many cases the very cause of their growth becomes the cause of their decay and destruction. The sun by its genial heat nourishes and supports all plants and animals; but when it arises with a burning heat, the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:11

Verse 11 Though the received reading is ἐν ταῖς πορείαις, yet I agree with Erasmus, and read the last word, πορίαις, without the diphthong “in his riches,” or, with his riches; and the latter I prefer. (104) 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:2-18

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 1:9-11

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