Psalms 62:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”
Psalms 62:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 62:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 62:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 62:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.”
Psalms 62:9 — World English Bible
Psalms 62:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.”
Psalms 62:9 — American Standard Version
Psalms 62:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Only--vanity <FI>are<Fi> the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity <FI>are<Fi> lighter.”
Psalms 62:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 62:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.”
Psalms 62:9 — Darby Translation
Psalms 62:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chiefe men are lies: to lay them vpon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie.”
Psalms 62:9 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 62:9 in Context — Psalms 62
7 En Dios está mi salvación y mi gloria: en Dios está la roca de mi fortaleza, y mi refugio.
8 Esperad en él en todo tiempo, oh pueblos; derramad delante de él vuestro corazón: Dios es nuestro amparo. (Selah.)
9 Por cierto, vanidad son los hijos de los hombres, mentira los hijos de varón: pesándolos á todos igualmente en la balanza, serán menos que la vanidad.
10 No confiéis en la violencia, ni en la rapiña; no os envanezcáis: si se aumentare la hacienda, no pongáis el corazón [en ella].
11 Una vez habló Dios; dos veces he oído esto: Que de Dios es la fortaleza.
What Does Psalms 62:9 Mean?
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