Psalms 49:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

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  • Ps 52:7 : 7 Look, this is the man that did not make 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 astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, 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, or said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;' 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
  • 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 who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus says the LORD, 'Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches:
  • Ezek 28:4-5 : 4 With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gained riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasures: 5 By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 52:6-7
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    79%

    6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Ps 62:9-10
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    78%

    9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

    10Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  • Prov 11:28
    77%

    28He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    76%

    17Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Prov 18:11
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    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own conceit.

  • Ps 49:16
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    16Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

    8The ransom of a man's life are his riches, but the poor hears not rebuke.

  • Ps 49:7
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    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

  • Ps 40:4
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    4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Job 12:6
    72%

    6The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.

  • Deut 8:17
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    17And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.

  • Ps 49:5
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    5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall surround me?

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Ps 73:12
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    12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23Thus says the LORD, 'Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches:

  • Ps 73:6-7
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    6Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

    7Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish.

  • Prov 23:4-5
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    4Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own wisdom.

    5Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Job 31:24-25
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    71%

    24If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'

    25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

  • Job 21:13
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    13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to the grave.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will he value your riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners to their hurt.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase; this also is vanity.

    11When goods increase, they who eat them increase, and what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?

  • Ps 17:10
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    10They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that lays 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 who increases that which is not his! How long? And to him who loads himself with thick clay!

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Luke 16:11
    70%

    11If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

  • Ezek 7:19
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    19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they shall not satisfy their souls, nor fill their stomachs, because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Isa 46:6
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    6They pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver on the scales, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yes, they worship.

  • Ezek 28:5
    70%

    5By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:

  • Luke 18:9
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    9And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:

  • Ps 115:8
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    8Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.

  • Ps 49:11
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    11Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.