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Psalm 49:16

American Standard Version

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:

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Psalm 49:16 in other translations

Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich,
when the glory of his house is increased;

Psalm 49:16 · World English Bible

Psalm 49:16 in context

  1. 14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
  2. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah
  3. 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:
  4. 17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
  5. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself),