Psalm 49:17 {48:18}
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For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

he shall

Job 1:21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job 27:19 The rich man when he shall sleep shall take away nothing with him: he shall open his eyes and find nothing.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

Luke 12:20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Luke 16:24 And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

his

Isaiah 5:14 Therefore hath hell enlarged her soul, and opened her mouth without any bounds, and their strong ones, and their people, and their high and glorious ones shall go down into it.

Isaiah 10:3 What will you do in the day of visitation, and of the calamity which cometh from afar? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour: it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness: it shall rise in power.

Context
The Evanescence of Wealth
16Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased. 17For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.18For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.…
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:7
For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

Psalm 17:14
From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.

Ecclesiastes 5:15
As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

Lexicon
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

when he dies,
בְ֭מוֹתוֹ (ḇə·mō·w·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

he will carry
יִקַּ֣ח (yiq·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

nothing away;
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

his abundance
כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ (kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

will not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

follow
אַחֲרָ֣יו (’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

him down.
יֵרֵ֖ד (yê·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend


Additional Translations
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.

For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory descend with him.

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

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

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

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
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