Psalm 49:12 “But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts th…”

Psalm 49:12

But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

World English Bible

But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

American Standard Version

But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

Geneva Bible 1599

But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.

Darby Translation

Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Young's Literal Translation

And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

Bible in Basic English

But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.

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Cross references

“in honour”

Psalm 49:20 Psalm 39:5 Psalm 82:7 1 Peter 1:24 James 1:10 James 1:11

Psalm 49:20 · BSB

A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 39:5 · BSB

You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

Psalm 82:7 · BSB

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

1 Peter 1:24 · BSB

For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

James 1:10 · BSB

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

James 1:11 · BSB

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

“beasts”

Ecclesiastes 3:18–21 Ecclesiastes 9:12

Ecclesiastes 3:18–21 · BSB

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Ecclesiastes 9:12 · BSB

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

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

In context

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

13This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

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