Psalms 49:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 49:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 49:13 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. approve...: Heb. delight in their mouth" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 49:13 — KJV
“This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. approve...: Heb. delight in their mouth”
— Psalms 49:13 (KJV)
Psalms 49:13 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
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Cross-References for Psalms 49:13
“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:13: selah, heb, delight
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:13: yet, heb, mouth
“And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. commandment: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:13: way, heb, mouth
“Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, and the third day”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:13: way, yet, heb
“Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. a file: Heb. a file with mouths, or Heb. a pim, a third of a shekel sharpen: Heb. set”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:13: yet, heb, mouth
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