Psalms 49:6
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- KJV
- They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
- WEB
- Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
- ASV
- They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
- DARBY
- They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches.
- BLB
- those trusting in their wealth, and [who] boast in the abundance of their riches?
- ÅB
- de som setter sin lit til sitt gods og roser seg av sin store rikdom?
- OTB
- De som stoler på sin rikdom
Og er stolte av sine overflodsrikdommer? - B1930
- de som setter sin lit til sitt gods og roser sig av sin store rikdom?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Read in contextEzekiel 28:4–5
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
Read in contextProverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Read in contextPsalms 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Read in contextMark 10:24
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
Read in contextLuke 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 contextProverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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