James 5:3
James · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”James 5:3
What Does James 5:3 Mean?
James 5:3 is found in the book of James, chapter 5, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to James 5:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 2:5“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”Habakkuk 2:11“For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.”Acts 8:20“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”James 5:7“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.”Revelation 21:8“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Isaiah 2:2“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”Acts 2:17“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:”2 Timothy 2:17“And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;”Revelation 20:15“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”Genesis 31:52“This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.”Genesis 49:1“And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.”Deuteronomy 32:33“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”Joshua 24:27“And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.”Job 14:16“For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?”Job 16:8“And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.”Job 36:19“Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.”Jeremiah 19:9“And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.”Amos 3:10“For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.”
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