Psalms 49:13

Psalms 49:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah

Context of Psalms 49:13

11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:13 word by word

זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל לָ֑מוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• This their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• their follyכֶּ֫סֶלkesel · loinH3689
• yet their posterityאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• approveרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• their sayingsפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 49:13

• Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
• Luke 11:47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
• Luke 16:27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

Commentaries on Psalms 49:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Their posterity approve their sayinys - Go the same way; adopt their maxims.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13This their way is their folly - This might be rendered, “This is their way or course of life. It is their folly;” or, such is their folly. On the word “way,” see the notes at Psalm 1:6. The idea is, that it is folly for a man to cherish these hopes; to feel that wealth is of so much importance; to imagine that it can deliver from the grave; to suppose that he can perpetuate his own name, and secure his possessions in his own family upon the earth. And yet…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. 13-15The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Though their way is folly, others follow the same course of life.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:13

• Ambition
• Flattery
• Wicked (People)

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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