Psalms 49:14

This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

In Context

13And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

15They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.

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Cross References

Job 4:21And they that shall be left, shall be taken away from them: they shall die, and not in wisdom.

Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment they go down to hell.

Job 24:19Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell.

Psalms 9:17The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

Psalms 39:11Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes:

Psalms 47:3For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15

The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →

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