Psalms 49:10

Psalms 49:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
• New International Version (NIV)For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Context of Psalms 49:10

8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,) 9That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption. For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others. 11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names. 12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms 49:10 word by word

כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 49:10

• Ecclesiastes 2:16For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?
• Ecclesiastes 9:1For all this I laid to my heart and [indeed] to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.
• Romans 5:12For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• Hebrews 9:27And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;
• Psalms 73:22Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
• Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.
• Psalms 94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
• Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
• Proverbs 30:2Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are one and all senseless and foolish; the teaching of vanities is a stock.
• Psalms 49:17For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
• Psalms 17:14From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
• Psalms 39:6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
• Proverbs 11:4Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
• Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;

Commentaries on Psalms 49:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For he seeth that wise men die - Though they may be rich, and their wisdom teach them the best method of managing their riches so as to derive all the good from them they can possibly produce, yet they die as well as the fool and the poor ignorant man; and their wealth is left to others who will be equally disappointed in their expectation from it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For he seeth that wise men die - He must see this; he does see it. He perceives that no one can be saved from death. It comes on all alike - the wise and the unwise. Nothing saves from it. The allusion is here especially to the “rich,” whether “they” are wise or whether they are fools and “brutish.” The simple fact, as stated, is that no matter what may be the character of the man of wealth, whether wise or foolish, he must certainly die His wealth cannot…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. 1-20In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns about enemies who live richly and care only for themselves (Psalm 49:5–9). They cannot save anyone, not even themselves, from death or being forgotten (Psalm 49:10–12). Like fattened animals, they are led to slaughter (Psalm 49:14–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. For he seeth--that is, corruption; then follows the illustration. wise ... fool--(Psa 14:1; Pr 1:32; 10:1). likewise--alike altogether--(Psa 4:8)--die--all meet the same fate.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:10

• Death
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Wise men
• Approve
• Boast
• Carry
• Likewise
• Manasseh
• Psalms
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• Brute; Brutish

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