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Psalms 49:16

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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

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  1. Psalms 49:14

    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.

  2. Psalms 49:15

    But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

  3. Psalms 49:17

    For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

  4. Psalms 49:18

    Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.