Psalms 49:17
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.
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- 1 Tim 6:7 : 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out.
- Job 27:19 : 19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
- Ps 17:14 : 14 from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
- Eccl 5:15 : 15 As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
- Isa 5:14 : 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.
- Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Luke 12:20 : 20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
- Luke 16:24 : 24 He cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.'
- 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 out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh."
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- Ps 49:18-203 verses81%
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul-- and men praise you when you do well for yourself--
19 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
20 A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.
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16 Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
- Job 15:29-302 verses77%
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.
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19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
- Ps 49:9-124 verses75%
9 That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12 But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.
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32 Yet he will be borne to the grave. Men shall keep watch over the tomb.
- Job 7:9-102 verses74%
9 As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.
10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
- Job 18:16-194 verses74%
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath. Above shall his branch be cut off.
17 His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining where he lived.
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4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
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15 Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.
- Eccl 5:14-152 verses72%
14 Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15 As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
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17 The dead don't praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;
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48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
- Job 20:7-93 verses71%
7 yet he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more see him.
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21 His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them.
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4 for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
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7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out.
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21 For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
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21 There was nothing left that he didn't devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
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18 All the kings of the nations, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.
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14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
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28 The increase of his house shall depart. They shall rush away in the day of his wrath.
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24 "However doesn't one stretch out a hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?
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13 They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
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19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
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24 for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
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2 He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.
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6 "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.
- Jas 1:10-112 verses69%
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
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6 Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
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5 For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?
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21 Isn't their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
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5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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12 so man lies down and doesn't rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
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20 You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The seed of evildoers will not be named forever.
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18 For Sheol can't praise you. Death can't celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can't hope for your truth.