Psalms 49:18

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Psalms 49:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—

19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

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Deuteronomy 29:19

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

Hosea 12:8

And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

1 Samuel 25:6

and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.

Esther 3:2

All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

Acts 12:20

Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

Acts 12:21

On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

Acts 12:22

And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

Revelation 13:3

One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.

Revelation 13:4

They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”