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they will die, just like animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mankind in <i>its</i> splendor, yet without understanding, Is like the animals <i>that</i> perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Man in <i>his</i> pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A man [who is held] in honor, Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding <i>and</i> a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our human glory disappears, and, like animals, we die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our greatness cannot keep us from death; we will still die like the animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Mortals, with what they treasure, still don't have understanding. They are like animals that die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Man <i>that is</i> in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts <i>that</i> perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A man <i>who is</i> in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts <i>that</i> perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/49.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/49.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/49.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />A man in honor, but without understanding, is like the beasts; they shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/49.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/49.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/49.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br /><FI>(49:19)<Fi> A man is in an honourable state, but he wyll not vnderstande it: he is lyke <FI>herein<Fi> vnto bruite beastes that perishe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/49.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />When a man is in honoure and hath no vnderstodinge, he is compared vnto the brute beastes, and becommeth like vnto them.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Man in honor, who does not understand, "" Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Man in honor shall not understand; being like as the beasts, they perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 48:21>Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A man who is in his honor is not sustained, but ends up an animal and resembles one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Man cannot depend upon his honor for consolation, for if he does, he resembles the wild beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Man that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like them.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/49.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">A man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366: bî·qār (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Preciousness, price, honor. From yaqar; value, i.e. wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity.">who has riches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yā·ḇîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: nim·šal (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">is like</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-fp) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="1820: niḏ·mū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. To destroy.">that perish.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 'adam (aw-dawm') -- man, mankind">Man</a><a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366. yqar (yek-awr') -- preciousness, price, honor"> in honour</a><a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">, who understandest</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not"> not</a><a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911. mashal (maw-shal') -- like">, Hath been</a><a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929. bhemah (be-hay-maw') -- a beast, animal, cattle"> like the beasts</a><a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="1820. damah (daw-mam') -- to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy">, they have been cut off!</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120">A man</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="יְקָר ncmsa 3366"> valuable possessions</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> without</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vqi3ms 995"> understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="משׁל_1 vnp3ms 4911">is like</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfpa 929"> animals</a> <a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="דמה_3 vnp3cp 1820"> that perish</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 'adam (aw-dawm') -- man, mankind">Man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366. yqar (yek-awr') -- preciousness, price, honor">in [his] pomp,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">yet without</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">understanding,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911a.htm" title="4911a">Is like</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929. bhemah (be-hay-maw') -- a beast, animal, cattle">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="1820. damah (daw-mam') -- to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy">that perish.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 'adam (aw-dawm') -- man, mankind">Man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3366.htm" title="3366. yqar (yek-awr') -- preciousness, price, honor">[that is] in honour,</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995. biyn (bene) -- to discern">and understandeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911. mashal (maw-shal') -- like">not, is like</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929. bhemah (be-hay-maw') -- a beast, animal, cattle">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="1820. damah (daw-mam') -- to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy">[that] perish.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/49-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/50-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:1" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>