Psalms 49:20
Thou didst sit and speak against thy brother, 1 And didst scandalize thy mother’s son. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
19Thy mouth has multiplied wickedness, 1 And thy tongue has framed deceit. 1
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, 1 To a land of darkness and gloominess; 1
Psalms 73:18Remember this thy creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, 1 And a foolish people has provoked thy name. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:8For even if a man should live many years, 1 And rejoice in them all; 1 Yet let him remember the days of darkness; 1 For they shall be many. 1 All that comes is vanity. 1
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 →