Psalms 49:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Psalms 49:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Psalms 52:7
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Ezekiel 28:4-5
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: …
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Topics

Boasting Confidence False Confidence

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-14)

In these verses we have, I. A description of the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Ps. 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches (Ps. 49:6), houses and lands of inheritance, which they call their own, Ps. 49:11. God often gives abundance of the good things of this world to bad men who live in contempt of him and rebellion against…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 6)

6. They are vainglorious.