Psalms 49:7
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
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Psalms 49:7
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
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Psalms 49:5
Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
Psalms 49:6
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
Psalms 49:9
that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
Psalms 49:17
for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
Luke 16:23
In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
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Psalms 49:10
For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49:11
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
Psalms 49:12
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
Psalms 49:14
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Psalms 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
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Job 31:24
“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
Psalms 52:6
The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.
Luke 12:19
I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” ’
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Job 36:19
Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
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Psalms 89:48
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
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Mark 8:37
For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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