James 1:10 (YLT)

Passage

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

Nearby Context

James 1:8 a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

James 1:9 And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,

James 1:10 and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

James 1:11 for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

James 1:12 Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rich", "becoming", "flower", "grass", "shall", "pass", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rich" and "becoming", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And let the brother who is low..." into verse 11's "for the sun did rise with the...", so "rich" and "becoming" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rich" and "becoming" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.