Psalms 49:20
(49-21) Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
19(49-20) It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath assuaged.
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Psalms 73:18Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
Ecclesiastes 11:8For if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:16-20
Privilege of the Godly. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth… Read the whole commentary →