Psalm 49:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when some become rich, when the wealth of their houses increases.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Be not afraid when [an ungodly] one is made rich, when the wealth and glory of his house are increased;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Don’t be overly impressed when someone becomes rich, their house swelling to fantastic proportions,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But to the sinner, God has said: Why do you discourse on my justices, and take up my covenant through your mouth?

Psalm 49:16 Cross References

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.

Revelation 21:26

People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

Revelation 21:24

The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Psalm 37:1

Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,

Psalm 49:5

Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,

Esther 5:11

and Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the ministers of the king.

Genesis 31:1

Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s; he has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.

Hosea 13:14

Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.