Psalms 49:6

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They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 52:7 : 7 “Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
  • Mark 10:24 : 24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
  • Esth 5:11 : 11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, his many sons, and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 “If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold,‘You are my security!’ 25 if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
  • Prov 10:15 : 15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
  • Ezek 28:4-5 : 4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. 5 By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth.
  • 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.”

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 52:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Ps 62:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

  • Prov 11:28
    77%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    76%

    17Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

  • Ps 39:6
    75%

    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    75%

    9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Prov 18:11
    75%

    11The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

  • Ps 49:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    74%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Ps 49:7
    73%

    7Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

  • Ps 40:4
    73%

    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

  • Job 12:6
    72%

    6But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.

  • Deut 8:17
    72%

    17Be careful not to say,“My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”

  • Ps 49:5
    72%

    5Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Ps 73:12
    72%

    12Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Jer 9:23
    72%

    23The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

  • Ps 73:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6Arrogance is their necklace, and violence covers them like clothing.

    7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

  • Prov 23:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

    5When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Job 31:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24“If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold,‘You are my security!’

    25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

  • Job 21:13
    71%

    13They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

  • Job 36:19
    71%

    19Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?

  • Eccl 5:13
    71%

    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 28:25
    70%

    25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Covetousness The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

    11When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?

  • Ps 17:10
    70%

    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

  • Prov 19:4
    70%

    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Luke 12:21
    70%

    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

  • Hab 2:6
    70%

    6The Proud Babylonians Are as Good as Dead“But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:‘Woe to the one who accumulates what does not belong to him(How long will this go on?)– he who gets rich by extortion!’

  • Prov 28:20
    70%

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Luke 16:11
    70%

    11If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches?

  • Ezek 7:19
    70%

    19They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD’s fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.

  • Prov 11:4
    70%

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Isa 46:6
    70%

    6Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

  • Ezek 28:5
    70%

    5By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth.

  • Luke 18:9
    70%

    9The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.

  • Ps 115:8
    70%

    8Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

  • Ps 49:11
    70%

    11Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,

  • Prov 28:8
    70%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.