Psalms 49:12
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
King James Version
In Context
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Cross References
Genesis 4:17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Psalms 49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
James 1:10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall 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 →