Psalms 49:17
Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
In Context
16But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.
18For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.
Cross References
Job 1:21And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.
Psalms 17:14from the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.
Isaiah 5:14Therefore hath hell enlarged her soul, and opened her mouth without any bounds, and their strong ones, and their people, and their high and glorious ones shall go down into it.
Luke 12:20But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
1 Corinthians 15:43It is sown in dishonour, it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:16-20
Privilege of the Godly. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth… Read the whole commentary →