Psalms 49:20
“Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”
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Psalms 49:20 Context
18Though whiles he liued, he blessed his soule: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe. 19Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light. 20Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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Other Translations for Psalms 49:20
Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
- King James Version
Man in {his} pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
- Basic English Bible
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
- Darby Bible
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
- Webster's Bible
A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.
- World English Bible
Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
- Youngs Literal Bible
(49:21) Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 49:20
49:20 Understandeth not - Hath not true wisdom. The beasts - Though he hath the outward shape of a man, yet in truth he is a beast, a stupid, and unreasonable creature.