Psalms 49:20
The wealthy are without understanding, they perish like dumb animals.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
19they must join their ancestors, who see the light nevermore.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king was pacified.
Psalms 73:18Yes, you set them on slippery places; down to destruction you hurl them.
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 →