Psalms 49:12

Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; He is like the beasts that perish.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

In Context

11They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.

13Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. [[Pause.]]

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Cross References

Psalms 49:20The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.

Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God will prove them, in order that they may see that they are like the beasts.

James 1:10but the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

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 →

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