Psalm 49:9
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Cross-reference
Psalm 16:10 promises God's faithful one will not see decay, contrasting the Psalm's claim that no one can avoid decay.
Psalm 89:48 asks who can live and not see death, echoing the Psalm's theme that no one avoids death.
Proverbs 10:2 says righteousness delivers from death, contrasting the Psalm's point that wealth cannot buy eternal life.
Proverbs 11:4 states wealth is worthless on the day of wrath but righteousness delivers, contrasting the Psalm's futility of wealth.
Ecclesiastes 8:8 affirms no one has power over death, paralleling the Psalm's assertion that no one can live forever.
Zechariah 1:5 asks if the ancestors live forever, implying they died, paralleling the Psalm's theme of universal mortality.
Luke 16:22 shows both the rich man and Lazarus dying, illustrating the Psalm's truth that no one escapes death.
Luke 16:23 shows the rich man in Hades after death, illustrating that he did not live forever, paralleling the Psalm's truth.
John 8:51 promises believers will never see death, contrasting the Psalm's assertion that no one can live forever.
John 8:52 contrasts human inability to avoid death with Jesus' promise that his followers will never taste death.
Acts 13:36 states that David saw corruption after his death, confirming the truth of Psalm 49:9 that no one lives forever without decay.
1 Corinthians 15:42 contrasts perishable bodies with imperishable resurrection, directly addressing the corruption theme from Psalm 49:9.
John 11:39 describes Lazarus's body already decaying, illustrating the corruption that Psalm 49:9 says all humans face.
Job 17:14 personifies corruption and the worm, echoing the inevitability of decay that Psalm 49:9 says no one can escape.