Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. New Living Translation This is the fate of fools, though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude English Standard Version This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah Berean Standard Bible This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah King James Bible This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. New King James Version This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah New American Standard Bible This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah NASB 1995 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah. NASB 1977 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah. Legacy Standard Bible This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who are pleased with their words. Selah. Amplified Bible This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah. Christian Standard Bible This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words. Selah Holman Christian Standard Bible This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words. Selah American Standard Version This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah Contemporary English Version Here is what happens to fools and to those who trust the words of fools: English Revised Version This their way is their folly: yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah GOD'S WORD® Translation This is the final outcome for fools and their followers who are delighted by what they say: [Selah] Good News Translation See what happens to those who trust in themselves, the fate of those who are satisfied with their wealth-- International Standard Version This is the fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude Majority Standard Bible This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah NET Bible This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah) New Heart English Bible This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah. Webster's Bible Translation This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. World English Bible This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThis their way [is] folly for them, "" And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. Selah. Young's Literal Translation This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah. Smith's Literal Translation This their way folly to them: and those after them will delight in their mouth. Silence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible This is the way of those who trust in themselves, and the end of those who take pleasure in their own mouth. Selah New Revised Standard Version Such is the fate of the foolhardy, the end of those who are pleased with their lot. Selah Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThis their way is their folly; in the end, demented, they will graze like cattle. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated This their way is a subversion to their souls, and in the end they will feed like sheep with their mouths. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917This is the way of them that are foolish, And of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah Brenton Septuagint Translation This their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend their sayings. Pause. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Evanescence of Wealth…12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. 13This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah 14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead. Proverbs 30:2-3 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. / I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. Job 21:7-13 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ... Jeremiah 17:11 Like 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.” Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. Psalm 73:18-20 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. / How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! / Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form. Psalm 92:6-7 A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, / that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. Psalm 94:8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. James 1:10-11 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. / For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” Romans 1:21-22 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, Treasury of Scripture This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. folly 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? 1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. approve their sayings [heb. Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. Luke 11:47,48 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them… Luke 16:27,28 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: … Jump to Previous Approve Children Confidence Destiny End Fate Followers Folly Foolish Gold Pleased Pleasure Portion Posterity Sayings Selah Silver Themselves Trust Way WordsJump to Next Approve Children Confidence Destiny End Fate Followers Folly Foolish Gold Pleased Pleasure Portion Posterity Sayings Selah Silver Themselves Trust Way WordsPsalm 49 1. An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection16. Worldly prosperity is not to be admired This is the fate The phrase "This is the fate" refers to the inevitable outcome or destiny that awaits a particular group of people. In the Hebrew text, the word for "fate" can be linked to the concept of a predetermined end or judgment. This reflects the biblical theme that actions have consequences, and there is a divine order to the universe that ensures justice is ultimately served. The psalmist is emphasizing that despite human pride or self-assurance, there is a divine reckoning that cannot be avoided. of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings Is their folly--i.e., is a way of folly. Verse 13. - This their way is their folly; or, their vain conceit (Kay). By "their way" must be understood the course of conduct described in vers. 7-12. Yet their posterity approve their sayings. Their descendants, or those who come after them, notwithstanding the foolishness of their course, adopt their principles and delight in them.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thisזֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that is the fate דַ֭רְכָּם (ḏar·kām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of the self-confident כֵּ֣סֶל (kê·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3689: Fatness, the loin, the viscera, silliness, trust and their followers וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part who endorse יִרְצ֣וּ (yir·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt their sayings. בְּפִיהֶ֖ם (bə·p̄î·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Selah סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause Links Psalm 49:13 NIVPsalm 49:13 NLT Psalm 49:13 ESV Psalm 49:13 NASB Psalm 49:13 KJV Psalm 49:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 49:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 49:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 49:13 French Bible Psalm 49:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 49:13 This is the destiny of those who (Psalm Ps Psa.) |