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Psalms 49:16
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Do not be afraid when a person gets rich,when the wealth of his house increases.
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
Don't be afraid of rich people because their houses are more beautiful.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!
Be not afraid when [an ungodly] man becomes rich, When the wealth and glory of his house are increased;
Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, When the splendor of his house is increased;
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,When the glory of his house increases;
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Don't let it bother you when others get rich and live in luxury.
Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
Don't be afraid of people just because they are rich. Don't be afraid of people just because they have big, fancy houses.
Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Don't be upset when someone becomes rich, when his wealth grows even greater;
Do not fear when a man becomes rich, when the wealth of his house increases,
Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases;
Sela. O be not thou afrayed, whan one is made riche, & the glory of his house increased.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:
Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. Selah
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche: or yf the glorie of his house be encreased.
Fear not when a man is enriched, and when the glory of his house is increased.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
Drede thou not, whanne a man is maad riche; and the glorie of his hows is multiplied.
Don't be afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and when his house grows in greatness.
Do not be afraid when some become rich, when the wealth of their houses increases.
Do not fear, When a man becometh rich, When the glory of his house increaseth;
(48-17) Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rick, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.
Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,
So don't be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune. They can't take it with them; fame and fortune all get left behind. Just when they think they've arrived and folks praise them because they've made good, They enter the family burial plot where they'll never see sunshine again.
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Be not: Psalms 49:5, Psalms 37:1, Psalms 37:7, Esther 3:1-6, Proverbs 28:12
glory: Genesis 31:1, Esther 5:11, Revelation 21:24, Revelation 21:26
Reciprocal: Job 15:29 - neither shall Job 19:9 - stripped Psalms 4:6 - many Proverbs 4:7 - with Isaiah 10:3 - where Jeremiah 9:23 - wise Matthew 4:8 - and showeth Matthew 19:23 - That Luke 6:24 - woe Luke 16:22 - the rich
Cross-References
Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor; indeed he has heard me and given me a son." Therefore she called him Dan [he judged].
(iv) Then Ya‘akov called for his sons and said, "Gather yourselves together, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the acharit-hayamim.
Assemble yourselves and listen, sons of Ya‘akov; pay attention to Isra'el your father.
but his bow remained taut; and his arms were made nimble by the hands of the Mighty One of Ya‘akov, from there, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Isra'el,
by the God of your father, who will help you, by El Shaddai, who will bless you with blessings from heaven above, blessings from the deep, lying below, blessings from the breasts and the womb.
The blessings of your father are more powerful than the blessings of my parents, extending to the farthest of the everlasting hills; they will be on the head of Yosef, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
(vi) "Binyamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, in the evening still dividing the spoil."
The banner of the camp of the descendants of Dan, forming the rearguard for all the camps, moved forward by companies; over his company was Achi‘ezer the son of ‘Ammishaddai.
(v) Of Dan he said: "Dan is a lion cub leaping forth from Bashan."
There was a man from Tzor‘ah from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoach; his wife was barren, childless.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,.... Who before was poor, or not so rich; but now become so, either by inheritance, or by his own diligence and industry, through the permission of Providence. This is to be understood, not of a good man, from whom oppression is not to be feared; but it may be hoped he will do good with his riches, by relieving the poor, and ministering to the support of the interest of religion, and using what power and authority he may have in defence of it: but it is to be interpreted of a wicked man; of one who neither fears God, nor regards man; who makes an ill use of his riches, power, and authority, to the oppression of the poor, and the persecution of the saints, and who seeks to be feared when he is not loved; see
Proverbs 28:12; but the people of God should not be afraid when this is the case, since God is their strength, their light, and their salvation; and since wicked men can go no further than permitted, and at most can do no more than kill the body; see Psalms 27:1; these words are an apostrophe of the psalmist, either to his own soul, or to the saints, and every particular believer;
when the glory of his house is increased; either the same with riches, so called, Genesis 31:1; because men are apt to glory in them, and for the most part obtain honour and glory from men by them; or children, and an increase of them, and especially when they come to honour; as also the advancement of themselves to high places of honour and trust; as well as additional buildings, large stately edifices, to make them look great, and perpetuate their names.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich - Do not dread the power derived from wealth; do not fear anything which a man can do merely because he is rich. The original is, “when a “man” becomes rich.” The allusion is not necessarily to a bad man, though that is implied in the whole passage, since there is no reason for fearing a “good” man, whether he is rich or poor. The only thing that seems to have been apprehended in the mind of the psalmist was that power of doing injury to others, or of employing means to injure others, which wealth confers on a bad man. The psalmist here changes the form of the expression, no longer referring to himself, and to his own feelings, as in the former part of the psalm, but making an application of the whole course of thought to others, showing them, as the result of his own reflection and observation, that no man had any real cause for dread and alarm when riches increased in the hands of the wicked. The reasons why this power should not be feared are stated in the following verses.
When the glory of his house is increased - Rich people often lavish much of their wealth on their dwellings; on the dwelling itself; on the furniture; on the grounds and appendages of their habitation. This is evidently referred to here as “the “glory” of their house;” as that which would be adapted to make an impression of the power and rank of its possessor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 49:16. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich — Do not be envious; do not grieve: it will do you no harm; it will do him no good. All he gets will be left behind; he can carry nothing with him. Even his glory must stay behind; he shall mingle with the common earth.
