5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me? 6 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.
Psalms 49:5–7
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Psalms 52:6–8
6 The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, 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.” 8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of…
Psalms 49:11–13
11 Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes. 12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This is the fate of the self-confident and their follow…
Proverbs 13:7–9
7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. 8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat. 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Job 36:18–20
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. 19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? 20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
Psalms 146:2–4
2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. 4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
Baruch 6:35–37
35 In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money. Though a man make a vow to them and doesn’t keep it, they will never exact it. (WEB) 36 They can save no man from death. They can’t deliver the weak from the mighty. (WEB) 37 They can’t restore a blind man to his sight, or… (WEB)
Psalms 3:1–3
1 A Psalms of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me! 2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah 3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Psalms 49:15–17
15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah 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.
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