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.
• 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.
• 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

8the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough— 9so that they should live on forever and not see decay. For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others. 11Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves. 12People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are 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 the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered; the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool, the wise too must die!
• Ecclesiastes 9:1So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
• Hebrews 9:27Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
• Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
• Psalms 92:6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
• Psalms 94:8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
• Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
• Proverbs 30:2Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
• Jeremiah 10:8They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
• Psalms 49:17for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
• Psalms 17:14By your hand save me from such people, Lord, from those of this world whose reward is in this life. May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
• Psalms 39:6“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
• Proverbs 11:4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
• Ecclesiastes 5:13I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

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