Cross references

Psalm 49:17

For when he dies, he will carry nothing away;

his abundance will not follow him down.

Psalm 49:17 BSB

Psalm 49:17 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Timothy 6:7 (8 votes) and Job 27:19 (4 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 31 to James 5.

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Which verses does Psalm 49:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

  2. Job 27:194 votes

    He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

  3. Job 1:213 votes

    saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

  4. As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

  5. Luke 16:243 votes

    So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

  6. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

  7. from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

  8. Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

  9. What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

  10. But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Which verses point to Psalm 49:17?

The 10 strongest of 26.