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

11Surely he must see, even wise men die. The fool and the brutish will alike perish, leaving their wealth to others. 12Their inward thought is: Their houses are eternal, their dwellings for generation after generation. They name their lands after themselves. But the pompous man will not endure— he is like the beasts that perish. 14Such is the way of the self-confident, and their followers who approve their sayings. Selah 15Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd and the upright will rule over them in the morning. Their image will decay in Sheol— far from its lofty place.

Psalms 49:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that be?’
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written, “He catches the clever in their craftiness.”
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead we will definitely do every word as went out of our mouth—burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we did, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—for then we had plenty of food, were well off, and saw no calamity.
• Luke 11:47“Woe to you, for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your own fathers killed!
• Luke 16:27“Then the rich man said, ‘I beg you then, Father Abraham, send Lazarus 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