Psalm 49:6

Easy To Read Version

Some people think their strength and wealth will protect them.\par But those people are fools.\par

Cross References

Esther 5:11

Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.

Psalm 112:7

He will not be afraid of bad news.\par That person is confident\par because he trusts the Lord.\par

Psalm 112:8

That person is confident.\par He will not be afraid.\par He will defeat his enemies.\par

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par

Psalm 56:5

My enemies are always\par twisting my words.\par They are always making plans against me.\par

Psalm 56:7

God, send them away\par because of the bad things they did.\par Send them away to \{suffer\}\par the anger of foreign nations.\par

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par

Proverbs 10:15

Wealth protects the rich person. And poverty destroys a poor person.

Proverbs 11:28

The person who trusts in his riches will fall like a dead leaf. But the good person will grow like a new green leaf.

Proverbs 23:5

Money goes very quickly, as if it grows wings and flies away like a bird.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim {\cf2\super [135]} said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No person will learn about my crimes. No person will learn about my sins.’

Mark 10:24

The followers were amazed at what Jesus said. But Jesus said again, “My children, it is very hard to enter the kingdom of God!

Luke 12:19

Then I can say to myself, I have many good things stored. I have saved enough for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!’

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.