Psalms 49:3
For what I say is wise, and my thinking is perceptive.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
2whether you are highborn or lowborn, rich or poor!
4I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2May my teaching fall gently like the rain; may my words drop lightly like the dew, like soft rain on new grass, like spring showers on growing plants.
Job 33:33If not, listen to me. Keep quiet and I will teach you wisdom.”
Psalms 19:14May you be pleased with the words I speak, and the thoughts I think, Lord my rock and my redeemer.
Psalms 45:1I am moved to write about this wonderful subject. Let me share what I have written for the king. What I say comes from the pen of a skilled author.
Psalms 119:130Studying your words brings light so that even the uneducated can understand.
Proverbs 8:6Listen to me because I have valuable things to explain to you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:2-6
A Call to Attention. 1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? This is the psalmist's preface to his discourse concerning the vanity of the world and its insufficiency… Read the whole commentary →