Psalms 49:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 49:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 49:12 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 49:12 — KJV
“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”
— Psalms 49:12 (KJV)
Psalms 49:12 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 49:12
“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:12: honour, like, beasts
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:12: being, honour, perish
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:12: being, honour, like
“But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. oliveyard: or, olive trees”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:12: like, beasts
“Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:12: nevertheless, beasts
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