Psalm 49:16 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the wealth of his house 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

Genesis 31:1

And he heard the words of Laḇan’s sons, saying, “Ya‛aqoḇ has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

Esther 5:11

And Haman recounted to them the esteem of his wealth, and his many sons, and all in which the sovereign had promoted him, and how he had exalted him above the officials and servants of the sovereign.

Psalm 37:1

Aleph Do not fret because of evil-doers, Do not be envious of the workers of unrighteousness.

Psalm 37:7

Dalet Rest in יהוה, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man doing wicked devices.

Psalm 49:5

Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the crookedness of my supplanters surrounds me?

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous exult, there is great comeliness; But when the wrong arise, a man is searched for.

Hosea 13:14

“From the power of She’ol I ransom them, from death I redeem them. Where is your plague, O Death? Where is your destruction, O She’ol? Repentance is hidden from My eyes.

Revelation 21:24

And the nations, of those who are saved, shall walk in its light, and the sovereigns of the earth bring their esteem into it.

Revelation 21:26

And they shall bring the esteem and the appreciation of the nations into it.