Psalms 49:18

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He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:“May men praise you, for you have done well!”

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  • Deut 29:19 : 19 When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says,“I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
  • Acts 12:20-22 : 20 Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country. 21 On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them. 22 But the crowd began to shout,“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
  • Rev 13:3-4 : 3 One of the beast’s heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement; 4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying:“Who is like the beast?” and“Who is able to make war against him?”
  • 1 Sam 25:6 : 6 Then you will say to my brother,“Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!
  • Esth 3:2 : 2 As a result, all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate were bowing and paying homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded. However, Mordecai did not bow, nor did he pay him homage.
  • Ps 10:3 : 3 Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.
  • Hos 12:8 : 8 Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”

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    15But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety.(Selah)

    16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

    17For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

  • Ps 49:19
    78%

    19But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.

  • Ps 49:9-13
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    72%

    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.

    13This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy.(Selah)

  • Ps 89:48
    71%

    48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)

  • Eccl 4:2
    71%

    2So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.

  • Isa 38:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the Pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

    19The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

  • Eccl 5:20
    71%

    20For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

  • Ps 72:15
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    15May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!

  • Job 21:32-33
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    32And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,

    33The clods of the torrent valley are sweet to him; behind him everybody follows in procession, and before him goes a countless throng.

  • Ps 41:2
    70%

    2May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

  • Ps 25:13
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    13They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

  • Ps 115:17-18
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    70%

    17The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

    18But we will praise the LORD now and forevermore. Praise the LORD!

  • Job 33:28
    70%

    28He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’

  • Eccl 3:22
    70%

    22So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?

  • Ps 146:1-2
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    70%

    1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

    2I will praise the LORD as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

  • Ps 37:22
    69%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Job 14:21-22
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    69%

    21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

    22His flesh only has pain for him, and he mourns for himself.”

  • Ps 128:2
    69%

    2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

  • Ps 72:17
    69%

    17May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

  • Gen 15:15
    69%

    15But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.

  • Ps 17:14
    69%

    14LORD, 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.

  • Job 27:19
    69%

    19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

  • Ps 112:2
    68%

    2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

  • Job 21:23
    68%

    23Death Levels Everything“One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,

  • Ps 146:4
    68%

    4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

  • Job 18:17
    68%

    17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.

  • Ps 63:4
    68%

    4For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

  • Eccl 6:6
    68%

    6if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!

  • Eccl 6:3
    68%

    3Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years– even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity– even if he were to live forever– I would say,“A stillborn child is better off than he is!”

  • Job 36:24
    68%

    24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.

  • Job 33:18
    68%

    18He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

  • Prov 13:22
    68%

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

  • Job 27:15
    67%

    15Those who survive him are buried by the plague, and their widows do not mourn for them.

  • Job 3:22
    67%

    22who rejoice even to jubilation, and are exultant when they find the grave?

  • Job 15:29
    67%

    29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

  • Job 21:25
    67%

    25And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.

  • Job 30:24
    67%

    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.