Psalms 49:20
Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
19He shall enter into the generation of his fathers, and they shall not liue for euer.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
Job 10:21Before I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:
Psalms 73:18Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.
Ecclesiastes 11:8Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.
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 →