Psalms 49:17
אַל ־ תִּירָא כִּֽי ־ יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי ־ יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
In Context
16אַךְ ־ אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד ־ שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה ׃
18כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹא ־ יֵרֵד אַחֲרָיו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Job 1:21וַיֹּאמֶר עָרֹם יצתי מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי וְעָרֹם אָשׁוּב שָׁמָה יְהוָה נָתַן וַיהוָה לָקָח יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָֽךְ ׃
Psalms 17:14מִֽמְתִים יָדְךָ ׀ יְהוָה מִֽמְתִים מֵחֶלֶד חֶלְקָם בַּֽחַיִּים וצפינך תְּמַלֵּא בִטְנָם יִשְׂבְּעוּ בָנִים וְהִנִּיחוּ יִתְרָם לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם ׃
Isaiah 5:14לָכֵן הִרְחִיבָה שְּׁאוֹל נַפְשָׁהּ וּפָעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי ־ חֹק וְיָרַד הֲדָרָהּ וַהֲמוֹנָהּ וּשְׁאוֹנָהּ וְעָלֵז בָּֽהּ ׃
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 →