Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 92:6
6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
Psalms 92:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
- New International Version (NIV)Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
- New King James Version (NKJV)A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
Context of Psalms 92:6
4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. 5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, 7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
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אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 92:6
- Psalms 32:9Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
- Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 75:4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Commentaries on Psalms 92:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A brutish man knoweth not - בער איש ish baar, the human hog - the stupid bear - the boor; the man who is all flesh; in whom spirit or intellect neither seems to work nor exist. The brutish man, who never attempts to see God in his works. Neither doth a fool understand this - כסיל kesil, the fool, is different from בער baar, the brutish man; the latter has mind, but it is buried in flesh; the former has no mind, and his stupidity is unavoidable.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A brutish man knoweth not - A man who is stupid, and who is like the beasts or brutes; that is, a man whose tastes and propensities are like the brutes, or who does not seem to act as if endowed with a rational nature. The idea evidently is, that there are many such people, and that it is not to be wondered at that they have no exalted idea of the greatness of God. As a matter of fact there are many in human form - many made in the image of God - who seem…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord’s thoughts confuse those who lack understanding or act foolishly, and those who do not seek wisdom (Proverbs 1:22; 10:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. A brutish man knoweth not--that is, God's works, so the Psalmist describes himself (Psa 73:22) when amazed by the prosperity of the wicked, now understood and explained.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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