Psalms 49:20New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Man in [his] pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Man [that is] in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— A son of earth though wealthy, who discerneth not, Hath made himself a by-word, Beasts, they resemble.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Man [that is] in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Man cannot depend upon his honor for consolation, for if he does, he resembles the wild beasts.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Man that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like them.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish. |
Man
120 {0120} Primeאָדָם'adam{aw-dawm'}
From H0119; ruddy, that is, a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.).
[ that is] in honour,
3366 {3366} Primeיְקָרy@qar{yek-awr'}
From H3365; value, that is, (concretely) wealth; abstractly costliness, dignity.
and understandeth
995 {0995} Primeבִּיןbiyn{bene}
A primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), that is, (generally) understand.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
not,
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
is like
4911 {4911} Primeמָשַׁלmashal{maw-shal'}
Denominative from H4912; to liken, that is, (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively to resemble.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
the beasts
929 {0929} Primeבְּהֵמָהb@hemah{be-hay-maw'}
From an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collectively).
[ that] perish.
1820 {1820} Primeדָּמַהdama{daw-ma'}
A primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence to fail or perish; transitively to destroy.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429 |
Psalms 49:20
_ _ (Compare Psalms 49:12). The folly is more distinctly expressed by “understandeth not,” substituted for “abideth not.” |
Psalms 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. |
Psalms 49:20
Man [that is] in honour, and (q) understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
(q) He condemns man's ingratitude, who having received excellent gifts from God, abuses them like a beast to his own condemnation. |
- Man:
Psalms 49:12 Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
Esther 5:11-14 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all [the things] wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. ... Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
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- understandeth:
Job 4:21 Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
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- is like:
Psalms 73:18-19 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. ... How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Ecclesiastes 3:18-19 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. ... For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.
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