Psalms 92:6

92:5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

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

KJV

A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

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

A brutish man knows not; neither does a fool understand this.

92:7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

What does Psalms 92:6 mean?

Psalms 92:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּעַר (baʻar), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), יָדַע (yâdaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

brutishבַּעַרbaʻar/bah'-ar/H1198properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

knowethיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

not;

neither

doth

foolכְּסִילkᵉçîyl/kes-eel'/H3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

understandבִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

this.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 92:6.

Genesis 19:8

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Genesis 20:7

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very: Heb. good of countenance

Genesis 24:21

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Genesis 25:27

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Psalms 49:10

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 92:6 say?

Psalms 92:6 (King James Version) reads: "A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this."

Is Psalms 92:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 92:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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