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Psalms 49:17

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

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  1. Psalms 49:15

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

  2. Psalms 49:16

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

  3. Psalms 49:18

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

  4. Psalms 49:19

    He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

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