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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 49) Psalms 49:17-18 KJV
"For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself."
Psalms Chapter 49, Verse 17-18
Psalms 49:17-18 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.**
15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.**
16
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.*
19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.*
20
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.