Psalm 49:13 Meaning
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Context Explained
11Their 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.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Proverbs 14:12
This verse contrasts the way of folly with the way of wisdom, similar to Psalm 49:13.
Matthew 7:26
Jesus speaks of the foolish man who builds on sand, paralleling the folly mentioned in this psalm.
Psalm 1:1
Psalm 1 contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked, similar to the themes in Psalm 49.
Source: Psalm 49:13