Psalm 49:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ Man, who is rich, Yet does not understand, Shall be like the beasts, They shall perish.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Wealthy people? They just don’t understand; they’re just like the animals that pass away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Sitting, you spoke against your brother, and you set up a scandal against your mother's son.

Psalm 49:20 Cross References

Esther 7:10

And they impaled Haman on the stake that he had prepared for Mordeḵ

Job 10:21

Before I go, and not return, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,

Job 4:21

‘Are not the cords of their tents pulled up? They die, without wisdom!’

Psalm 49:12

But man does not remain in esteem, He is like the beasts that perish.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

But if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they are many. All that is coming is futility.