Psalms 49:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 52:7 : 7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
  • Mark 10:24 : 24 And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you; 25 If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
  • Prov 10:15 : 15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Ezek 28:4-5 : 4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses: 5 By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 52:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

    7See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

  • Ps 62:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

    10Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

  • Prov 11:28
    77%

    28He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    76%

    17Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

  • Ps 39:6
    75%

    6Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

  • Prov 18:11
    75%

    11The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

  • Ps 49:16
    74%

    16Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    74%

    7A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

    8A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Ps 49:7
    73%

    7Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

  • Ps 40:4
    73%

    4Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • Job 12:6
    72%

    6There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

  • Deut 8:17
    72%

    17Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth.

  • Ps 49:5
    72%

    5What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Ps 73:12
    72%

    12Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Jer 9:23
    72%

    23This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

  • Ps 73:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

    7Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

  • Prov 23:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

    5Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Job 31:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

    25If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

  • Job 21:13
    71%

    13Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.

  • Job 36:19
    71%

    19...

  • Eccl 5:13
    71%

    13And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 28:25
    70%

    25He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

    11The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

  • Ps 17:10
    70%

    10They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.

  • Prov 19:4
    70%

    4Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

  • Luke 12:21
    70%

    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Hab 2:6
    70%

    6Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

  • Prov 28:20
    70%

    20A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Luke 16:11
    70%

    11If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

  • Ezek 7:19
    70%

    19They will put out their silver into the streets, and their gold will be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the wrath of the Lord; they will not get their desire or have food for their need: because it has been the cause of their falling into sin.

  • Prov 11:4
    70%

    4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

  • Isa 46:6
    70%

    6As for those who take gold out of a bag, and put silver in the scales, they give payment to a gold-worker, to make it into a god; they go down on their faces and give it worship.

  • Ezek 28:5
    70%

    5By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:

  • Luke 18:9
    70%

    9And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

  • Ps 115:8
    70%

    8Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.

  • Ps 49:11
    70%

    11The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

  • Prov 28:8
    70%

    8He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.