Psalms 49 · Verse 10

Psalms 49:10

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49:10, King James Version

Psalms 49:10 in other translations

BSBFor it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
WEBFor he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
ASVFor he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
YLTFor he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
DARBYFor he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
BBEFor he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
WebsterFor he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

What does Psalms 49:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. For he seeth--that is, corruption; then follows the illustration. wise ... fool--(Psa 14:1; Pr 1:32; 10:1). likewise--alike altogether--(Psa 4:8)--die--all meet the same fate.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 For he seeth that wise men die - Though they may be rich, and their wisdom teach them the best method of managing their riches so as to derive all the good from them they can possibly produce, yet they die as well as the fool and the poor ignorant man; and their wealth is left to others who will be equally disappointed in their expectation from it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 49:6-14

Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love, thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it is not men's having riches that proves them to be worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their…

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Psalms 49:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
יִרְאֶ֨ה\׀yir.'Ehanyone will seeH7200
חֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.Mimwise [people]H2450
יָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey dieH4191
יַ֤חַדYa.chadalikeH3162
כְּסִ֣ילke.Sila foolH3684
וָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arand a stupid [person]H1198
יֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duthey perishH6
וְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.Vuand they leaveH5800
לַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.Rimto other [people]H312
חֵילָֽם\׃chei.Lamwealth theirH2428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 49:10

  • Psalms 39:6

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  • Ecclesiastes 5:13-16

    There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

  • Hebrews 9:27

    And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

  • 1 Timothy 6:6-10

    But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. …

  • Proverbs 30:2

    Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

  • Jeremiah 10:8

    But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

  • Psalms 49:17

    For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:26

    For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Psalms 73:22

    So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

  • Proverbs 11:4

    Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Psalms 94:8

    Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wise.
Ec 2:16-21; 9:1,2; Ro 5:12-14; Heb 9:27
fool.
73:22; 92:6,7; 94:8; Pr 12:1; 30:2; Jer 10:8
leave.
17; 17:14; 39:6; Pr 11:4; Ec 2:18,19,21,26; 5:13-16; Jer 17:11
Lu 12:20; 1Ti 6:6-10

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Context

  • Psalms 49:9

    That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

  • Psalms 49:10

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

  • Psalms 49:11

    Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

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Psalms 49:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pues se ve que mueren los sabios, así como el insensato y el necio perecen, y dejan á otros sus riquezas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Afin qu’il vive encore, à toujours, et qu’il ne voie pas la fosse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn er sieht, daß die Weisen sterben, daß der Tor und der Unvernünftige miteinander umkommen und anderen ihr Vermögen lassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quoniam meæ sunt omnes feræ silvarum, jumenta in montibus, et boves.