Psalms 49:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.”
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“For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 49:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Job 27:19He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
- Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Ecclesiastes 5:15As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
- Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
- 1 Corinthians 15:43It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
- 1 Timothy 6:7For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
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