Psalms 49:18
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, 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
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
Read in contextPsalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Read in contextHosea 12:8
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Read in contextActs 12:20–22
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
Read in contextEsther 3:2
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:6
And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
Read in contextRevelation 13:3–4
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
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