Psalm 49:13 “This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their…”

Psalm 49:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

World English Bible

This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

American Standard Version

This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah

Geneva Bible 1599

This their way vttereth their foolishnes: yet their posteritie delite in their talke. Selah.

Darby Translation

This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation

This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)

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Cross references

“folly”

Luke 12:20 1 Corinthians 3:19

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?’

1 Corinthians 3:19 · BSB

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

“approve their sayings”

Jeremiah 44:17 Luke 11:47 Luke 11:48 Luke 16:27 Luke 16:28

Jeremiah 44:17 · BSB

Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the str…

Luke 11:47 · BSB

Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

Luke 11:48 · BSB

So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

Luke 16:27 · BSB

‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

Luke 16:28 · BSB

for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

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

In context

12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

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