Psalms 49:17
For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.
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- 1 Tim 6:7 : 7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.
- Job 27:19 : 19 He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.
- Ps 17:14 : 14 LORD, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.
- Eccl 5:15 : 15 Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
- Isa 5:14 : 14 So Death will open up its throat, and open wide its mouth; Zion’s dignitaries and masses will descend into it, including those who revel and celebrate within her.
- Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do on judgment day, when destruction arrives from a distant place? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
- Luke 16:24 : 24 So he called out,‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’
- 1 Cor 15:43 : 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
- Job 1:21 : 21 He said,“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. May the name of the LORD be blessed!”
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- Ps 49:18-203 verses81%
18He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:“May men praise you, for you have done well!”
19But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
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16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!
- Job 15:29-302 verses77%
29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.
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19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.
- Ps 49:9-124 verses75%
9so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
11Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,
12but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
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32And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,
- Job 7:9-102 verses74%
9As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.
10He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.
- Job 18:16-194 verses74%
16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
19He has neither children nor descendants among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed.
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4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
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15Those who survive him are buried by the plague, and their widows do not mourn for them.
- Eccl 5:14-152 verses72%
14Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
15Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
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17The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
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48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)
- Job 20:7-93 verses71%
7he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’
8Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight.
9People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.
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21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
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4Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,
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7For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.
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21For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?
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21“Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last.
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18As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb.
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14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
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28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.
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24The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
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13They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
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19Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?
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24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
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2He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
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6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
- Jas 1:10-112 verses69%
10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
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6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
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5For no one remembers you in the realm of death, In Sheol who gives you thanks?
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21Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
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5For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.
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12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
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20You will not be buried with them, because you destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of the wicked will never be mentioned again.
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18Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the Pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.