Psalms 49:20
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”Psalms 49:20
What Does Psalms 49:20 Mean?
Psalms 49:20 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 49, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Psalms 49:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 49:12“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”Ecclesiastes 3:19“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.”Job 4:21“Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”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.”Daniel 4:30“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”Esther 7:10“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.”Isaiah 14:10“All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?”Esther 5:11“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.”Psalms 73:18“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”
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