Psalm 49:17

God's Word

He will not take anything with him when he dies. His greatness cannot follow him.

Cross References

Job 1:21

He said, “Naked I came from my mother, and naked I will return. The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away! May the name of the Lord be praised.”

Job 27:19

He may go to bed rich, but he’ll never be rich again. When he opens his eyes, nothing will be left.

Psalm 17:14

With your power rescue me from mortals, O Lord, from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied ⌞with it⌟, and they leave what remains to their children.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

They came from their mother’s womb naked. They will leave as naked as they came. They won’t even be able to take a handful of their earnings with them from all their hard work.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day you are called to account ⌞for these things⌟, when the disaster comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

Isaiah 5:14

That is why the grave’s appetite increases. It opens its mouth very wide so that honored people and common people will go down into it. Those who are noisy and joyous will go down into it.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’

Luke 16:24

He yelled, ‘Father Abraham! Have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue. I am suffering in this fire.’

1 Corinthians 15:43

When the body is planted, it doesn’t have any splendor and is weak. When it comes back to life, it has splendor and is strong.

1 Timothy 6:7

We didn’t bring anything into the world, and we can’t take anything out of it.