James 5:3

“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.”

"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
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What does James 5:3 mean?

James 5:3 in the King James Version reads, "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." This verse from the book of James is a powerful…

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The Weight of Unrighteous Wealth

In James 5:3, we encounter a challenging truth regarding material possessions and their ultimate value in light of eternity. The King James Version articulates this truth with stark imagery: "Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Stewardship in an Age of Wealth

O Most High and Eternal God, We come before You today, humbly acknowledging the weight of Your Word found in James 5:3, which states, "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…

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James 5:3 - "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 3:5 - "Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!"
Mark 5:37 - "And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James."
James 5:16
James 5:16
James 5:16
James 5:16
Mark 3:17 - "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:"
James 21:5-120
James 1:5-20
James 5:14-15
James 5:7 – "Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming."
James 5:7 – "Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming."
James 5:2 - "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten."
James 5:5 - "Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter."
James 1:3 - "Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
"Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" - James 3:5
James 3:18 - "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."
James 3:15 - "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
James 3:16 - "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
James 5:6 - "Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you."
"And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James." - Mark 5:37
James 3:3 - "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
James 5:8 - "Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh."
James 5:19 - "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;"
James 3:11 - "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?"
James 3:8 - "But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
James 4:5 - "Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?"
James 5:18 - "And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."