Psalm 49:12

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Cross-references

Psalm 49:20 Parallel

Psalm 49:20 repeats the same warning: man in honor without understanding perishes like beasts.

Psalm 39:5 Parallel

Psalm 39:5 echoes the brevity of life — every man at best is vanity, just as Psalm 49:12 says man abides not.

Psalm 82:7 Parallel

Psalm 82:7 declares that even judges die like men — similar to Psalm 49:12's comparison of man to perishing beasts.

Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 directly states man has no preeminence over beasts in death — a clear parallel to Psalm 49:12.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 directly parallels this: humans and beasts share the same breath and death, reinforcing the theme of mortal equality.

James 1:10 Parallel

James 1:10 says the rich pass away like grass — a parallel to Psalm 49:12's image of man perishing like beasts.

1 Peter 1:24 quotes Isaiah: all flesh is grass — reinforcing Psalm 49:12's point that human glory is fleeting.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 compares man's death to fish caught in a net — another reminder of sudden mortality like Psalm 49:12.

James 1:11 Parallel

James 1:11 expands the grass imagery: the rich fade away — same theme as Psalm 49:12's mortality.