Psalms 49:17
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
In Context
16Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself.
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 has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Psalms 17:14From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Isaiah 5:14Therefore hell has enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoices, shall descend into it.
Luke 12:20But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
1 Corinthians 15:43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised 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 →