Psalms 49:13

This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. [Selah.]

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

In Context

12But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-word—Beasts, they resemble:

14Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:19For, as regardeth the destiny of the sons of men and the destiny of beasts, one fate, have they, as dieth the one, so, dieth the other, and, one spirit, have they all,—and, the pre-eminence of man over beast, is nothing, for, all, were vanity:

Luke 11:47Alas for you! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers slew them!

Luke 16:27But he said—I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father’s house,—

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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