Psalms 92:6

What does Psalms 92:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 92:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.

Context

v.5How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

v.6This passage

v.7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 10:14

    Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

  • Psalms 73:22

    So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.

  • Proverbs 24:7

    Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

  • Psalms 14:1

    The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

  • Psalms 94:8

    Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

  • Psalms 32:9

    Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Elsethey will not come near unto thee.

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