Psalm 49:20

20 sedens adversus fratrem tuum loquebaris et adversus filium matris tuae ponebas scandalum

Psalm 49:20 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 49:20

Man [that is] in honour
A wicked man, as the Targum; (See Gill on Psalms 49:12);

and understandeth not;
from whence his riches and honour, come, and what use he should make of them, and for what end he has them; or that understandeth not spiritual things, which relate to the salvation of his soul; who does not know God in Christ, nor the way of salvation by Christ; nor has any experience of the work of the Spirit of God upon his soul; nor has any spiritual understanding of the doctrines of the Gospel; nor knows himself, his state and condition, and what true happiness is:

is like the beasts [that] perish; (See Gill on Psalms 49:12).

Psalm 49:20 In-Context

18 si videbas furem currebas cum eo et cum adulteris portionem tuam ponebas

19 os tuum abundavit malitia et lingua tua concinnabat dolos

20 sedens adversus fratrem tuum loquebaris et adversus filium matris tuae ponebas scandalum

21 haec fecisti et tacui existimasti inique quod ero tui similis arguam te et statuam contra faciem tuam

22 intellegite nunc haec qui obliviscimini Deum nequando rapiat et non sit qui eripiat