12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.


In Context

9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

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

11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

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

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

14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Psalms 49:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:12But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:12And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:12But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:12But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish.