Psalms 49:16 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Genesis 31:1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
  • Esther 3:1–6 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. …
  • Esther 5:11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
  • Psalms 37:1 <A Psalm of David.> Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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Topics

  • Envy General scriptures concerning
  • Psalms Didactic
  • Rich, the General scriptures concerning
  • Wicked (people) Present and future state of evil and righteous persons contrasted, (see below also)
  • Worldliness General scriptures concerning

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Be not thou afraid אַל ʾal Negative תִּירָא tîrāʾ יָרֵא Verb · qal jussive, second person masculine singular
  • when one כִּי kî Conjunction אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • is made rich יַעֲשִׁר yaʿăšir עָשַׁר Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • when the glory כִּי kî Conjunction כְּבוֹד kĕbôd כָּבוֹד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of his house בֵּיתוֹ bêtô בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • is increased יִרְבֶּה yirbê רָבָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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