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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Context of Psalms 49:10

8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, 9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. 11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. 12Man in his pomp will not remain; 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For he seethרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• wise menחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• likewiseיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• the foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• and the brutish personבַּ֫עַרba‛ar · stupidH1198
• perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• their wealthחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• to othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312

Cross-references for Psalms 49:10

• Ecclesiastes 2:16For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool!
• Ecclesiastes 9:1But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
• Hebrews 9:27And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
• Psalms 73:22I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you.
• Psalms 92:6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
• Psalms 94:8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
• Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
• Proverbs 30:2Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
• Jeremiah 10:8They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood!
• Psalms 49:17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
• Psalms 17:14from men by your hand, O Lord, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.
• Psalms 39:6Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
• Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me,
• Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his 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
• Affliction
• Bible, the
• 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