Psalm 73:22

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

Cross-references

Psalm 92:6 Parallel

In Psalm 92:6, 'senseless people do not know' matches the psalmist's self-description as senseless and ignorant.

Psalm 94:8 Parallel

Psalm 94:8 calls the dull and fools to understand — the same condition the psalmist confesses in himself.

Psalm 32:9 Parallel

In Psalm 32:9, the warning against being like a horse or mule without understanding parallels the psalmist's admission of being a brute beast.

Psalm 49:10 Parallel

Psalm 49:10 notes that the fool and stupid perish — echoing the psalmist's admission of foolishness, but focused on mortality.

In Proverbs 30:2, Agur calls himself a brute without understanding — directly parallel to the psalmist's 'brute beast' admission.

Job 11:12 Parallel

Job 11:12 uses the 'wild donkey' image for human stupidity, directly paralleling the psalmist's self-description as a beast.

Job 18:3 Parallel

Job 18:3 asks why they are counted as beasts — the same accusation the psalmist levels at himself.

Isaiah 1:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:3, Israel's lack of understanding is contrasted with animals that know — similar to the psalmist's self-description as a brute beast.

In Ecclesiastes 3:18, humans are compared to animals — echoing the psalmist's self-identification as a brute beast.

Isaiah 19:11 calls Pharaoh's counselors foolish and stupid — similar language to the psalmist's self-description, but applied to others.

Ephesians 5:15 exhorts believers to walk wisely, contrasting with Asaph's confession of being brutish and ignorant. It calls for the opposite behavior.