Psalms 49 · Verse 17

Psalms 49:17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Psalms 49:17, King James Version

Psalms 49:17 in other translations

BSBFor when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
WEBfor when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
ASVFor when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
YLTFor at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
DARBYFor when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
BBEFor at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
WebsterFor when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

What does Psalms 49:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 49:16-19

16-19. applies this instruction. Be not anxious (Psa 37:1, &c.), since death cuts off the prosperous wicked whom you dread.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 49:15-20

Believers should not fear death. The distinction of men's outward conditions, how great soever in life, makes none at death; but the difference of men's spiritual states, though in this life it may seem of small account, yet at and after death is very great. The soul is often put for the life. The God of life, who was its Creator at first, can and will be its Redeemer at last. It includes the salvation of the soul…

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Psalms 49:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
בְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toin death hisH4194
יִקַּ֣חyi.Kachhe will takeH3947
הַכֹּ֑לha.Kol<the> anythingH3605
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יֵרֵ֖דye.Redit will go downH3381
אַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310
כְּבוֹדֽוֹ\׃ke.vo.Dohonor hisH3519

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 49:17

  • 1 Timothy 6:7

    For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

  • Job 27:19

    The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:15

    As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:43

    It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

  • 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, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

  • 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; blessed be the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

  • Isaiah 5:14

    Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

  • Isaiah 10:3

    And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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he shall.
Job 1:21; 27:19; Ec 5:15; Lu 12:20; 16:24; 1Ti 6:7
his.
Isa 5:14; 10:3; 1Co 15:43

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Context

  • Psalms 49:16

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

  • Psalms 49:17

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

  • Psalms 49:18

    Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

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Psalms 49:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque en muriendo no llevará nada, ni descenderá tras él su gloria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne crains pas quand un homme s’enrichit, quand la gloire de sa maison s’accroît;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn wenn er stirbt, nimmt er das alles nicht mit; nicht folgt ihm hinab seine Herrlichkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tu vero odisti disciplinam, et projecisti sermones meos retrorsum.