Psalm 49:10

New Living Translation

Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

Psalm 39:6

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

Psalm 49:17

For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.

Psalm 73:22

I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

Psalm 89:49

Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.

Psalm 94:8

Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?

Proverbs 11:4

Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death.

Proverbs 12:1

To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

Proverbs 14:24

Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness.

Proverbs 30:2

I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Jeremiah 10:8

People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’

Hebrews 9:27

And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,