Psalms 49:6

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—”

— WEB

“They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;”

— KJV

“They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;”

— ASV

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1 Timothy 6:17 "Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on th…"
Jeremiah 9:23 "Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in hi…"
Ezekiel 28:4-5 "by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;"
Psalms 52:7 "“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wi…"
Proverbs 11:28 "He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf."
Luke 12:19 "I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’"
Mark 10:24 "The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into G…"
Psalms 62:10 "Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them."

Commentary

In these verses we have, I. A description of the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Psa 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches (Psa 49:6), houses and lands of inheritance, which they call their own, Psa 49:11. God often gives abundance of the good things of this world to bad men who live in contempt of him and rebellion against him, by which it appears that they are not the best things in themselves (for then God would give most of them to his best friends), and that they are not the best things for us, for then those would not have so much of them who, being marked for ruin, are to be ripened for it by their prosperity, Pro 1:32. A man may have abundance of the wealth of this world and be made better by it, may thereby have his heart enlarged in love, and thankfulness, and obedience, and may do that good with it which will be fruit abounding to his account; and therefore it is not men's having riches that denominates them worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things; and so these worldly people are here described. 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)

They are vainglorious.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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