Psalms 49:12
\49:11\The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
13\49:12\But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
Cross References
Genesis 4:17And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
Psalms 49:20\49:19\He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.
James 1:10But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15
The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →