20Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.


In Context

17 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

18 For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.

19 He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.

20 Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.

Psalm 49:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:20Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:20Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:20Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:20A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:20Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:20Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.