Psalms 49:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased.

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  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
  • Ps 49:5 : 5 Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shal compasse me about, as at mine heeles?
  • Prov 28:12 : 12 When righteous men reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tried.
  • Rev 21:24 : 24 And the people which are saued, shal walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it.
  • Rev 21:26 : 26 And the glorie, and honour of the Gentiles shall be brought vnto it.
  • Gen 31:1 : 1 Now he heard the words of Labans sonnes, saying, Iaakob hath taken away all that was our fathers, and of our fathers goods hath he gotten all this honour.
  • Esth 3:1-6 : 1 After these things did King Ahashuerosh promote Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, and set his seate aboue all the princes that were with him. 2 And all the Kings seruants that were at the Kings gate, bowed their knees, & reuerenced Haman: for the King had so commaunded concerning him: but Mordecai bowed not the knee, neither did reuerence. 3 Then the Kings seruants which were at the Kings gate, said vnto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the Kings commandement? 4 And albeit they spake dayly vnto him, yet he would not heare them: therefore they tolde Haman, that they might see how Mordecais matters would stande: for he had tolde them, that he was a Iewe. 5 And when Haman sawe that Mordecai bowed not the knee vnto him, nor did reuerence vnto him, then Haman was full of wrath. 6 Now he thought it too litle to lay hands onely on Mordecai: & because they had shewed him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Iewes, that were throughout the whole kingdome of Ahashuerosh, euen the people of Mordecai.
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 And Haman tolde them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the King had promoted him, & how that he had set him aboue the princes and seruants of the King.
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 49:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17 For he shall take nothing away when he dieth, neither shal his pompe descende after him.

    18 For while he liued, he reioyced himselfe: and men will prayse thee, when thou makest much of thy selfe.

  • Ps 49:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shal compasse me about, as at mine heeles?

    6 They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.

  • 25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

  • 10 Trust not in oppression nor in robberie: be not vaine: if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

  • 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof in the earth.

  • 3 Riches and treasures shalbe in his house, and his righteousnesse endureth for euer.

  • 19 When the rich man sleepeth, he shal not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

  • 4 Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.

  • Deut 8:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 Lest when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast built goodly houses & dwelt therein,

    13 And thy beastes, and thy sheepe are increased, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased,

  • Ps 52:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,

    7 Beholde the man that tooke not God for his strength, but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches, and put his strength in his malice.

  • 10 Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger,

  • 15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.

  • Job 36:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18 For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

    19 Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.

  • 23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome, nor the strong man glorie in his strength, neyther the riche man glorie in his riches.

  • 28 The increase of his house shal go away: it shal flow away in the day of his wrath.

  • 11 Shall not his excellencie make you afraid? and his feare fall vpon you?

  • 4 Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.

  • 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.

  • 9 Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.

  • 19 For when thou takest thy rest, none shal make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.

  • 23 The feare of the Lord leadeth to life: and he that is filled therewith, shall continue, and shall not be visited with euill.

  • 28 He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.

  • 11 The rich mans riches are his strong citie: and as an hie wall in his imagination.

  • 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it commeth.

  • 15 But God shall deliuer my soule from the power of the graue: for he will receiue me. Selah.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7 There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

    8 A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

  • 9 Ho, he that coueteth an euil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euil.

  • 4 Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.

  • 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, & that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundatly, all things to enioy)

  • 17 Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lorde continually.

  • 22 The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.

  • 22 A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • 20 A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.

  • 15 Or with the princes that had golde, and haue filled their houses with siluer.

  • 15 The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.

  • 10 Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish away.

  • Ps 49:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11 Yet they thinke, their houses, and their habitations shall continue for euer, euen from generation to generation, and call their lands by their names.

    12 But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.

  • 21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

  • 13 His soule shall dwell at ease, and his seede shall inherite the land.

  • 11 The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

  • 11 (5:10) When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good commeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding thereof with their eyes?

  • 6 Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

  • 4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.