Psalms 49:13

Psalms 49:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah

Context of Psalms 49:13

11Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, And their dwelling places to all generations; They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God]. 12But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah. 14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no dwelling [on earth]. 15But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:13 word by word

זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל לָ֑מוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• their follyכֶּ֫סֶלkesel · loinH3689
• yet their posterityאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• approveרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• their sayingsפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 49:13

• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”
• Jeremiah 44:17But rather we will certainly perform every word of the vows we have made: to burn sacrifices to the queen of heaven (Ishtar) and to pour out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves and our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for [then] we had plenty of food and were prosperous and saw no misfortune.
• Luke 11:47Woe to you! For you repair or build tombs for the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
• Luke 16:27So the rich man said, ‘Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house—

Commentaries on Psalms 49:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Their posterity approve their sayinys - Go the same way; adopt their maxims.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13This their way is their folly - This might be rendered, “This is their way or course of life. It is their folly;” or, such is their folly. On the word “way,” see the notes at Psalm 1:6. The idea is, that it is folly for a man to cherish these hopes; to feel that wealth is of so much importance; to imagine that it can deliver from the grave; to suppose that he can perpetuate his own name, and secure his possessions in his own family upon the earth. And yet…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love, thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it is not men's having riches that proves them to be worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their inward thoughts, are about the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Though their way is folly, others follow the same course of life.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:13

• Ambition
• Flattery
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings