Psalms 49:17
Whereas you have hated instruction, and have cast my words behind you. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
In Context
Cross References
Job 1:21and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Psalms 17:14And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them. 1
Isaiah 5:14Therefore + 5:14 Gr. Hades. hell has enlarged its desire and opened its mouth without ceasing: and her glorious and great, and her rich and her pestilent men shall go down into it.
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 →