Psalms 49:6 Cross References - ISV

⁶ those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

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.

²⁴ No Trust in Wealth and Heavenly Bodies“If I’ve put my confidence in gold, if I’ve told gold, ‘You’re my security,’ ²⁵ if I’ve found joy in great wealth that I own, if I’ve earned a lot with my own hands,

⁷ “Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength.

¹⁰ Don’t trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.

¹⁵ The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

²⁸ The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

⁵ When you fix your gaze on it, it’s gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

²³ True Wisdom and the Coming JudgmentThis is what the LORD says: “The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.

⁴ Your wisdom and understanding brought you phenomenal wealth. You’ve brought gold and silver into your treasuries. ⁵ By your great wisdom, by your skills in trading you have amassed wealth for yourself and your heart has become arrogant because of your wealth.”

⁸ Ephraim claims, ‘I have become rich, I have made a fortune! Because of all my wealth, no one will find any iniquity or sin in me.’

²⁴ The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

¹⁹ Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

¹⁷ Advice for the WealthyTell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.