Psalms 49:10

In 11 translations

BSB

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

KJV

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

WEB

For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

ASV

For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

LSV

For he sees wise men die, || Together the foolish and brutish perish, || And have left their wealth to others.

YLT

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

DBY

For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

DRC48:11

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:

GNV

For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, and leaue their riches for others.

JPS49:11

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

LXXE48:11

When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers.

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Original-language editions

WLC49:11

כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃KJV:Ps.49.10

LXX-Br48:11

Ὅταν ἴδῃ σοφοὺς ἀποθνήσκοντας, ἐπιτοαυτὸ ἄφρων καὶ ἄνους ἀπολοῦνται, καὶ καταλείψουσιν ἀλλοτρίοις τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
• Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
• Ecclesiastes 5:13–16There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on. As a man came from his mother’s…
• 1 Timothy 6:6–10Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. 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…
• Hebrews 9:27Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
• Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
• Psalms 49:17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
• Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
• Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
• Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is…
• Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
• Romans 5:12–14Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into…
• Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
• Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
• Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

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