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Psalm 49:13
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Psalm 49:13

Psalm 49:13

This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve 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 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”;

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Summary

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

Folly

Approve their sayings

General references

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 what you have prepared?’
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”;

Approve their sayings

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
Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
Luke 16:27
And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—

General references

Psalm 94:11
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.

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