Psalm 49:9

New International Reader's Version

No one can pay enough to live forever and not rot in the grave.

Cross References

Psalm 16:10

You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your faithful one rot away.

Psalm 22:29

All rich people of the earth will feast and worship God. All who go down to the grave will kneel in front of him. Those who cannot keep themselves alive will kneel.

Psalm 89:48

Who can live and not die? Who can escape the power of the grave?

Proverbs 10:2

Riches that are gained by sinning aren’t worth anything. But doing what is right saves you from death.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth isn’t worth anything when God judges you. But doing what is right saves you from death.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one can stop the wind from blowing. And no one has the power to decide when they will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won’t let go of those who practice it.

Zechariah 1:5

“Where are those people now? And what about my prophets? Do they live forever?

Acts 13:33

he has done for us, their children. He has raised up Jesus. This is what is written in the second Psalm. It says, “ ‘You are my son. Today I have become your father.’ (Psalm 2:7)

Acts 2:27

You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your holy one rot away.

Acts 2:31

David saw what was coming. So he spoke about the Messiah rising from the dead. He said that the Messiah would not be left in the place of the dead. His body wouldn’t rot in the ground.