James 5:3 meaning and explanation
Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
James 5:3, Berean Standard Bible
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James is addressing wealthy landowners who have hoarded goods and withheld wages (verses 4 and 5). Gold and silver do not actually corrode, so his image is deliberately shocking: their wealth is already ruined and will serve as evidence against them in God's court.
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