Psalms 49:16 Cross References - ISV

¹⁶ Don’t be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases.

¹ Jacob Decides to Leave LabanNow Jacob used to listen while Laban’s sons kept on complaining, “Jacob has taken over everything our father owns! He made himself wealthy from what belongs to our father!”

¹ Haman is Promoted by AhasuerusSometime later King Ahasuerus promoted Hammedatha the Agagite’s son Haman, elevating him to a position above all the other officials who were with him. ² All the king’s ministers who were in the king’s gate would kneel and bow down to Haman, because the king had commanded that Haman be honored in this way. Mordecai, however, would not kneel and would not bow down.
³ The king’s ministers who were in the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?” ⁴ They asked him this day after day, and he would not listen to them, so they told Haman to see whether or not Mordecai would get away with his disobedience, since he also had told them that he was Jewish. ⁵ When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel and bow down to him, he flew into a rage. ⁶ Because they had told him who the people of Mordecai were, Haman found it unacceptable to kill only Mordecai. So Haman sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jewish people, who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

¹¹ Then Haman told them about his splendid wealth, the number of his sons, all the ways the king had honored him, and that he had promoted him above all the other officials and ministers of the king.

¹ Davidic
Patiently Trust in God Don’t be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.

⁷ Be silent in the LORD’s presence and wait patiently for him. Don’t be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.

⁵ Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me—

¹² When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory, but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

²⁴ The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

²⁶ People will bring the glory and wealth of the nations into it.