Psalms 49:13
And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
In Context
14This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:19Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.
Luke 11:47Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.
Luke 16:27And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house, for I have five brethren,
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 →