Psalm 49:13


This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident,
And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. 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 all the things you have prepared?’

Jeremiah 44:17

But rather we will certainly perform every word of the vows we have made: to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven (Ishtar) and to pour out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves and 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 prosperous and saw no misfortune.

Luke 11:47-48

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

Luke 16:27-28

So the rich man said, ‘Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house—

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”

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Summary

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Approve their sayings

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Bible References

Folly

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”

Approve their sayings

Jeremiah 44:17
But rather we will certainly perform every word of the vows we have made: to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven (Ishtar) and to pour out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves and 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 prosperous and saw no misfortune.
Luke 11:47
Woe to you! For you repair or build tombs for the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
Luke 16:27
So the rich man said, ‘Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house—

General references

Psalm 94:11

The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).