Psalms 49:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”
Psalms 49:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 49:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 49:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 49:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.”
Psalms 49:20 — World English Bible
Psalms 49:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.”
Psalms 49:20 — American Standard Version
Psalms 49:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!”
Psalms 49:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 49:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”
Psalms 49:20 — Darby Translation
Psalms 49:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish. ”
Psalms 49:20 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 49:20 in Context — Psalms 49
18 Car il n’emporte rien en mourant, Ses trésors ne descendent point après lui.
19 Il aura beau s’estimer heureux pendant sa vie, On aura beau te louer des jouissances que tu te donnes,
20 Tu iras néanmoins au séjour de tes pères, Qui jamais ne reverront la lumière.
What Does Psalms 49:20 Mean?
Psalms 49:20 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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