Psalm 49:16 {48:17}
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Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.

Be not

Psalm 49:5 Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

Psalm 37:1,7 Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. . . .

Esther 3:1-6 After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him. . . .

Proverbs 28:12 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.

glory

Genesis 31:1 But after that he had heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's, and being enriched by his substance is become great.

Esther 5:11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.

Revelation 21:24,26 And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it. . . .

Context
The Evanescence of Wealth
15But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me. 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.…
Cross References
Psalm 37:7
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

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

Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

be amazed
תִּ֭ירָא (tî·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

when
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man
אִ֑ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

grows rich,
יַעֲשִׁ֣ר (ya·‘ă·šir)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6238: To accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich

when
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the splendor
כְּב֣וֹד (kə·ḇō·wḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

of his house
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

increases.
יִ֝רְבֶּה (yir·beh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great


Additional Translations
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

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

Fear not when a man is enriched, and when the glory of his house is increased.

Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:

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

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

Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,
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