New King James Version
Psalms 92:6
6A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:
Context of Psalms 92:6
4For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. 5O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this. 7When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever. 8But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
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 32:9Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.
- Psalms 73:22I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
- Psalms 94:8Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man.
- Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”
- Jeremiah 10:14Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Psalms 14:1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
- Psalms 49:10For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 75:4“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
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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