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Psalm 49:10

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

World English Bible

For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

American Standard Version

For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, and leaue their riches for others.

Darby Translation

For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

Young's Literal Translation

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

Bible in Basic English

For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

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Cross references

“wise”

Hebrews 9:27 Ecclesiastes 2:16–21 Romans 5:12–14 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Ecclesiastes 9:2

Hebrews 9:27 · BSB

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Ecclesiastes 2:16–21 · BSB

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

Romans 5:12–14 · BSB

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

Ecclesiastes 9:1 · BSB

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

Ecclesiastes 9:2 · BSB

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it…

“fool”

Proverbs 30:2 Jeremiah 10:8 Psalm 73:22 Psalm 94:8 Proverbs 12:1 Psalm 92:6

Proverbs 30:2 · BSB

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

Jeremiah 10:8 · BSB

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Psalm 73:22 · BSB

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

Psalm 94:8 · BSB

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

Proverbs 12:1 · BSB

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Psalm 92:6 · BSB

A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

“leave”

Psalm 39:6 Luke 12:20 Ecclesiastes 5:13–16 1 Timothy 6:6–10 Psalm 49:17 Proverbs 11:4

Psalm 39:6 · BSB

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Luke 12:20 · BSB

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Ecclesiastes 5:13–16 · BSB

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

1 Timothy 6:6–10 · BSB

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Psalm 49:17 · BSB

For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

Proverbs 11:4 · BSB

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9that he should live on forever and not see decay.

11Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.

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