James 5:2
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New International Version (©1984)
Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

International Standard Version (©2008)
Your riches are rotten, your clothes have been eaten by moths,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Your riches have decayed, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.

King James Bible
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

American King James Version
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

American Standard Version
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Bible in Basic English
Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Your riches are corrupted: and your garments are motheaten.

Darby Bible Translation
Your wealth is become rotten, and your garments moth-eaten.

English Revised Version
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Webster's Bible Translation
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Weymouth New Testament
Your treasures have rotted, and your piles of clothing are moth-eaten;

World English Bible
Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

Young's Literal Translation
your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;

Geneva Study Bible

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

People's New Testament

5:2 Your riches are corrupted. Even their riches in which they trusted are corrupted, or spoiled. Much of the wealth of that period was in stores of various kinds which time or improper care would destroy.

Your garments are motheaten. The rich gathered great stores of garments, carpets, etc. See Mt 22:11,12. These would be liable to be eaten by moths if not used.

Wesley's Notes

5:2 The riches of the ancients consisted much in large stores of corn, and of costly apparel.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. corrupted-about to be destroyed through God's curse on your oppression, whereby your riches are accumulated (Jas 5:4). Calvin thinks the sense is, Your riches perish without being of any use either to others or even to yourselves, for instance, your garments which are moth-eaten in your chests.

garments . moth-eaten-referring to Mt 6:19, 20.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:1-6 Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure, and are secure and sensual, though all ranks suffer deeply at such times. All idolized treasures will soon perish, except as they will rise up in judgment against their possessors. Take heed of defrauding and oppressing; and avoid the very appearance of it. God does not forbid us to use lawful pleasures; but to live in pleasure, especially sinful pleasure, is a provoking sin. Is it no harm for people to unfit themselves for minding the concerns of their souls, by indulging bodily appetites? The just may be condemned and killed; but when such suffer by oppressors, this is marked by God. Above all their other crimes, the Jews had condemned and crucified that Just One who had come among them, even Jesus Christ the righteous.


Job 13:28 While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Isaiah 50:9 Behold, the Lord GOD helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? Behold, they will all wear out like a garment; The moth will eat them.
Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. (NASB ©1995)

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Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

Your riches. Jer 17:11 Mt 6:19,20 Lu 12:33 1Pe 1:4

your garments. 2:2 Job 13:28 Ps 39:11 Isa 50:9 51:8 Ho 5:12

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