Psalms 49:18
16 Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
- KJV
- Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
- WEB
- Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
- ASV
- Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
- DARBY
- Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself,
- BLB
- though his soul, in his living, he blesses, and they praise you when you do well for yourself.
- ÅB
- Om han enn velsigner sin sjel i sitt liv, og de priser deg fordi du gjør deg til gode,
- OTB
- Selv om de i livet gratulerer seg selv—
Og selv om andre priser deg når du har fremgang— - B1930
- Om han enn velsigner sin sjel i sitt liv, og de priser dig fordi du gjør dig til gode,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:19
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
Read in contextDeuteronomy 29:19
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
Read in contextPsalms 10:3
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Read in contextHosea 12:8
And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
Read in contextActs 12:20–22
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
Read in contextEsther 3:2
All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:6
and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.
Read in contextRevelation 13:3–4
One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
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