God’s Word Translation
Psalms 92:6
6A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot 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
4You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord. I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands. 5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts! A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot understand 7that wicked people sprout like grass and all troublemakers blossom ⌞like flowers⌟, only to be destroyed forever. 8But you, O Lord, are highly honored forever.
Read all of Psalms 92Psalms 92:6 word by word
אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 92:6
- Psalms 32:9Don’t be stubborn like a horse or mule. ⌞They need⌟ a bit and bridle in their mouth to restrain them, or they will not come near you.”
- Psalms 73:22I was stupid, and I did not understand. I was like a dumb animal in your presence.
- Psalms 94:8Pay attention, you stupid people! When will you become wise, you fools?
- Proverbs 30:2I’m more ⌞like⌟ a dumb animal than a human being. I don’t ⌞even⌟ have human understanding.
- Isaiah 1:3Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn’t know ⌞its owner⌟. My people don’t understand ⌞who feeds them⌟.
- Jeremiah 10:14Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟. They can’t breathe.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the teachings of God’s Spirit. He thinks they’re nonsense. He can’t understand them because a person must be spiritual to evaluate them.
- Psalms 14:1Godless fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.
- Psalms 49:10Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others.
- Psalms 75:4I said to those who brag, “Don’t brag,” and to wicked people, “Don’t raise your weapons.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long will you gullible people love being so gullible? How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 24:7Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool. At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve 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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