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Psalms 52:7

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Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Lo, this is the man {H1397} that made {H7760}{H8799)} not God {H430} his strength {H4581}; but trusted {H982}{H8799)} in the abundance {H7230} of his riches {H6239}, and strengthened {H5810}{H8799)} himself in his wickedness {H1942}.

"This fellow would not make God his refuge, but trusted in his own great wealth, relying on his evil plots."

“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 17:5 (6 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

  • Psalms 73:18 (5 votes)

    Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

  • Psalms 73:20 (5 votes)

    As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:8 (5 votes)

    [There is] no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither [hath he] power in the day of death: and [there is] no discharge in [that] war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

  • Psalms 49:6 (5 votes)

    ¶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Psalms 49:20 (5 votes)

    Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.

  • Job 31:24 (4 votes)

    ¶ If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;