King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
Complete Jewish Bible:
But people, even rich ones, will live only briefly; then, like animals, they will die.
Berean Standard Bible:
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
American Standard Version:
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Nevertheless man{H120} being in honour{H3366} abideth{H3885}{H8799)} not: he is like{H4911}{H8738)} the beasts{H929} that perish{H1820}{H8738)}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Ecclesiastes 3:18
- I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Ecclesiastes 3:21
- Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Psalms 49:20
- Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
Psalms 82:7
- But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Psalms 39:5
- Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state [is] altogether vanity. Selah.
James 1:10
- But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
James 1:11
- For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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Commentary for Psalms 49:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H120
There are 581 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָדָם
Transliteration: ʼâdâm
Pronunciation: aw-dawm'
Description: from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person. - Strong's Number: H3366
There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְקָר
Transliteration: yᵉqâr
Pronunciation: yek-awr'
Description: from יָקַר; value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity; honour, precious (things), price. - Strong's Number: H3885
There are 79 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לוּן
Transliteration: lûwn
Pronunciation: loon
Description: or לִין; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain); abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night). - Strong's Number: H4911
There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָשַׁל
Transliteration: mâshal
Pronunciation: maw-shal'
Description: denominative from מָשָׁל; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble; be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter. - Strong's Number: H929
There are 172 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה
Transliteration: bᵉhêmâh
Pronunciation: be-hay-maw'
Description: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle. - Strong's Number: H1820
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּמָה
Transliteration: dâmâh
Pronunciation: daw-mam'
Description: a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy; cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.