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the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart <i>will be</i> understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My mouth will speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart <i>will be</i> understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My mouth speaks wisdom; my heart’s meditation brings understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My mouth speaks wisdom; my heart's meditation brings understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I speak words of wisdom, and my thoughts make sense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My thoughts will be clear; I will speak words of wisdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My mouth will speak wise sayings, the insights I have carefully considered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. </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 />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart <i>shall be</i> of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart <i>shall give</i> understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/49.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/49.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/49.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and the thoughts of my heart shall be of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/49.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<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 />My mouth shal speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/49.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />My mouth shall vtter wisdome: the cogitations of myne heart <FI>wyll bryng foorth<Fi> knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/49.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />My mouth shal speake of wysdome, and my hert shal muse of vnderstondinge.</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 />My mouth speaks wise things, "" And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart understanding.<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 />My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 48:4>My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.<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 />My mouth will speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart is intelligence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.<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 />My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring <i>forth</i> understanding.</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'; 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From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">My mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">will impart</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1900.htm" title="1900: wə·hā·ḡūṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Meditation, a musing. From hagah; musing.">and the meditation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: ṯə·ḇū·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">will bring understanding.</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/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth">My mouth</a><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak"> speaketh</a><a href="/hebrew/2454.htm" title="2454. chokmowth (khok-moth') -- wisdom, every wise woman "> wise</a><a href="/hebrew/1900.htm" title="1900. haguwth (haw-gooth') -- meditation, a musing"> things, And the meditations</a><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart"> of my heart</a><a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding"> [are] things of understanding.</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="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi3ms 1696"> speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2454.htm" title="חָכְמֹות ncfsa 2454"> wisdom</a>; <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1900.htm" title="הָגוּת ncfsc 1900"> meditation</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="תְּבוּנָה ncfpa 8394"> brings understanding</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/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth">My mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak">will speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451. chokmah (khok-maw') -- wisdom">wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1900.htm" title="1900. haguwth (haw-gooth') -- meditation, a musing">And the meditation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">of my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding">[will be] understanding.</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/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth">My mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696. dabar (daw-bar') -- to speak">shall speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/2454.htm" title="2454. chokmowth (khok-moth') -- wisdom, every wise woman ">of wisdom;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1900.htm" title="1900. haguwth (haw-gooth') -- meditation, a musing">and the meditation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">of my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding">[shall be] of understanding.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/49-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/49-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 49:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:4" /></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>