Psalm 49:13

Misplaced Trust In Wealth

¹² But man in his pomp will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
¹³ This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.
¹⁴ As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

Selah

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

Jeremiah 44:17

But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.

Luke 11:47-48

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

Luke 16:27-28

And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;