King James Version
Psalms 49:16 in the King James Version says “Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;”
Psalms 49:16 · KJV
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. beauty: or, strength in the grave from: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. power: Heb. hand the grave: or, hell
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his life
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“is made rich”
H6238properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
“when one”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“when the glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“of his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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