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the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he seeth <i>that</i> wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he sees <i>that even</i> wise people die; The foolish and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For he sees <i>that even</i> wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For he sees <i>that even</i> wise men die; The fool and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For he sees <i>that even</i> wise men die; The fool and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For one can see that the wise die; the foolish and stupid also pass away. Then they leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For one can see that wise men die; foolish and stupid men also pass away. Then they leave their wealth to others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We see that wise people die, and so do stupid fools. Then their money is left for someone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Anyone can see that even the wise die, as well as the foolish and stupid. They all leave their riches to their descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For he sees wise men die, "" Together the foolish and brutish perish, "" And have left their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he shall see the wise shall die: together the fool and the stupid one shall perish, and they left their wealth to others.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 48:11>He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, he will see that the wise die, and the fool will perish together with the senseless, and they leave their wealth to others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When we look at the wise, they die; fool and dolt perish together and leave their wealth to others.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But you will see wise men die; likewise the fool and the weak minded shall perish and leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />When you shall see the wise who die together with fools, and feeble minds who are perishing, and leave their possessions to others,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/49-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5771" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">The Evanescence of Wealth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>that he should live on forever and not see decay. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">it is clear</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: ḥă·ḵā·mîm (Adj-mp) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">that wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mū·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">men die,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: kə·sîl (N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">and the foolish</a> <a href="/hebrew/1198.htm" title="1198: wā·ḇa·‘ar (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Brutishness. From ba'ar; properly, foot; i.e. Of cattle brutishness; stupid.">and the senseless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: yō·ḇê·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">and leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">their wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: la·’ă·ḥê·rîm (Prep-l:: Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to others.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:16</a></span><br />For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-20</a></span><br />For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:5-6</a></span><br />For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten. / Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-13</a></span><br />Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-10.htm">Job 14:10-12</a></span><br />But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? / As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry, / so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-20</a></span><br />Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-7.htm">1 Timothy 6:7-10</a></span><br />For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. / But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. / Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a></span><br />But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.</p><p class="hdg">wise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:16-21</a></b></br> For <i>there is</i> no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now <i>is</i> in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise <i>man</i>? as the fool… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:1,2</a></b></br> For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, <i>are</i> in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred <i>by</i> all <i>that is</i> before them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a></b></br> Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: … </p><p class="hdg">fool</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-22.htm">Psalm 73:22</a></b></br> So foolish <i>was</i> I, and ignorant: I was <i>as</i> a beast before thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Psalm 92:6,7</a></b></br> A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Psalm 94:8</a></b></br> Understand, ye brutish among the people: and <i>ye</i> fools, when will ye be wise?</p><p class="hdg">leave</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-17.htm">Psalm 49:17</a></b></br> For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></b></br> From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></b></br> Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up <i>riches</i>, and knoweth not who shall gather them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Brutish</a> <a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/41-5.htm">Die</a> <a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Letting</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/psalms/37-21.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/41-5.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/job/30-8.htm">Senseless</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Stupid</a> <a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/psalms/49-3.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/53-3.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/psalms/73-22.htm">Brutish</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Die</a> <a href="/psalms/49-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm">Letting</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/49-12.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/psalms/73-22.htm">Senseless</a> <a href="/psalms/73-22.htm">Stupid</a> <a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/psalms/53-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Worldly prosperity is not to be admired</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, wisdom is highly valued (<a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a>), yet it does not grant immortality. The inevitability of death is a theme throughout Scripture, reminding believers of the transient nature of earthly life (<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:2</a>). This serves as a humbling reminder that human wisdom, while beneficial, cannot alter the divine order established by God.<p><b>and the foolish and the senseless both perish</b><br>The inclusion of the foolish and senseless highlights the impartiality of death. In biblical terms, foolishness often refers to a lack of moral and spiritual insight (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). The senseless are those who live without understanding or regard for God’s laws. This phrase underscores the biblical teaching that all humanity, regardless of their wisdom or folly, faces the same end (<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:2-3</a>). It serves as a call to seek true wisdom, which begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).<p><b>and leave their wealth to others</b><br>This part of the verse reflects the futility of amassing earthly riches, as they cannot be taken beyond the grave. The Bible frequently warns against placing trust in wealth (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The historical context of ancient Israel, where wealth was often seen as a sign of God’s blessing, adds depth to this warning. The transfer of wealth after death is a common theme, illustrating the temporary nature of material possessions (<a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:18-19</a>). This serves as a reminder to store up treasures in heaven, where they are eternal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wise_men.htm">Wise Men</a></b><br>Individuals who are considered knowledgeable and prudent in their actions and decisions. In the context of this Psalm, they represent those who are esteemed for their wisdom but are still subject to mortality.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foolish_and_senseless.htm">Foolish and Senseless</a></b><br>These terms refer to individuals who lack wisdom and understanding. In Hebrew, "foolish" (kesil) often denotes moral and spiritual deficiency, while "senseless" (baar) implies a lack of discernment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wealth.htm">Wealth</a></b><br>Material possessions and riches that people accumulate during their lifetime. The Psalm highlights the transient nature of wealth, as it is left behind after death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_death.htm">The Universality of Death</a></b><br>Death is the great equalizer, affecting both the wise and the foolish. This truth should lead us to reflect on the priorities in our lives and the legacy we wish to leave behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Futility of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Accumulating wealth for its own sake is ultimately futile, as it cannot be taken beyond the grave. Our focus should be on eternal treasures and spiritual wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_light_of_eternity.htm">Wisdom in Light of Eternity</a></b><br>True wisdom considers the eternal perspective, recognizing that our time on earth is temporary. We should seek to live in a way that honors God and impacts others for His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>While wealth itself is not condemned, how we use it matters. We are called to be good stewards, using our resources to serve God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_beyond_material_possessions.htm">Legacy Beyond Material Possessions</a></b><br>Consider what kind of legacy you are leaving. Are you investing in relationships and spiritual growth that will have an eternal impact?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_concept_of_the_egg_theory.htm">Are you foolish?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_to_store_true_treasures.htm">Where should you store your true treasures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_49_12_contradict_soul_immortality.htm">Psalm 49:12 likens humans to animals in their mortality—does this contradict the doctrine of an immortal soul seen elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_49_align_with_deut._28.htm">How does Psalm 49’s warning against trusting in wealth reconcile with passages like Deuteronomy 28 that equate prosperity with divine blessing? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">For</span> <span class= "bld">he seeth.</span>--The clauses are wrongly divided in the Authorised Version. Translate--<p>"On the contrary he must see it (the grave),<p>Wise men must die <span class= "bld">. . .</span><p>Likewise the fool and the stupid must perish."<p>The wealth of the prudent will not avail any more for indefinite prolongation of life, than that of fools.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he seeth that wise men die,</span> <span class="cmt_word">likewise the fool and the brutish person perish.</span> The rich man must see that any hope of ransoming himself by means of his wealth, and so escaping death and the grave, is vain, since the law of mortality, which is in operation all around him, is universal. No one is redeemed from death, in the sense of escaping "the first death." Not only do "the fool and the brutish person" perish, but the fate of "the wise" is the same. All die; all quit the earth; all leave behind them everything that they possessed on earth; no one can take with him the gold in which he has trusted (ver. 6); <span class="cmt_word">all leave their wealth to others</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/49-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is clear</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that wise</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḵā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2450.htm">Strong's 2450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men die,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֗וּתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mū·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the foolish</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּסִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·sîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3684.htm">Strong's 3684: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stupid fellow, dullard, fool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the senseless</span><br /><span class="heb">וָבַ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḇa·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1198.htm">Strong's 1198: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foot, of cattle brutishness, stupid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֤חַד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perish</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאבֵ֑דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḇê·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and leave</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָזְב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to others.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/49-10.htm">Psalm 49:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 49:10 For he sees that wise men die (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/49-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/49-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 49:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>