Psalms 49:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 52:7 : 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Mark 10:24 : 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Esth 5:11 : 11 And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].
Prov 10:15 : 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Prov 11:28 : 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
Ezek 28:4-5 : 4 by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures; 5 by your great wisdom [and] by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches;—
Hos 12:8 : 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 52:6-7
2 verses
79%
6The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying],
7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Ps 62:9-10
2 verses
78%
9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].
Prov 11:28
77%
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
1 Tim 6:17
76%
17Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Ps 39:6
75%
6[Surely every man] [walketh] [in a vain show;] [Surely they are disquieted] [in vain:] [He heapeth up] [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
1 Tim 6:9
75%
9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
Prov 18:11
75%
11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Ps 49:16
74%
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
Prov 13:7-8
2 verses
74%
7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Ps 49:7
73%
7None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;
Ps 40:4
73%
4Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Job 12:6
72%
6The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
Deut 8:17
72%
17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Ps 49:5
72%
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
Prov 10:15
72%
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Ps 73:12
72%
12Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
Prov 28:11
72%
11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Jer 9:23
72%
23Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
Ps 73:6-7
2 verses
71%
6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.
Prov 23:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Prov 22:16
71%
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
Prov 28:22
71%
22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Job 31:24-25
2 verses
71%
24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
Job 21:13
71%
13They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.
Job 36:19
71%
19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
Eccl 5:13
71%
13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Prov 28:6
71%
6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
Prov 28:25
70%
25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
Eccl 5:10-11
2 verses
70%
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?
Ps 17:10
70%
10They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
Prov 19:4
70%
4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Luke 12:21
70%
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Hab 2:6
70%
6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
Prov 28:20
70%
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Luke 16:11
70%
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?
Ezek 7:19
70%
19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Prov 11:4
70%
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
Isa 46:6
70%
6Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship.
Ezek 28:5
70%
5by your great wisdom [and] by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches;—
Luke 18:9
70%
9And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
Ps 115:8
70%
8They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
Ps 49:11
70%
11Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
Prov 28:8
70%
8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.