Jas.5.5

James 5:5

KJV

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

A Warning to the Rich

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:3

KJV

But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

The Prosperity of the Wicked

Jeremiah 25:34

KJV

¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

The Cry of the Shepherds

Ezekiel 16:49

KJV GOD

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Judgment on Jerusalem

Luke 16:19

KJV Jesus

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

The Rich Man and Lazarus

1 Timothy 5:6

KJV

But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Honoring True Widows

2 Peter 2:13

KJV

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;