Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, New Living Translation Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this: English Standard Version The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: Berean Standard Bible A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, King James Bible A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. New King James Version A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this. New American Standard Bible A stupid person has no knowledge, Nor does a foolish person understand this: NASB 1995 A senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man understand this: NASB 1977 A senseless man has no knowledge; Nor does a stupid man understand this: Legacy Standard Bible A senseless man does not know, And a fool does not understand this: Amplified Bible A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing, Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this: Christian Standard Bible A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: Holman Christian Standard Bible A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: American Standard Version A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this: Contemporary English Version for an ignorant fool to know or understand. English Revised Version A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this: GOD'S WORD® Translation A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot understand Good News Translation This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand: International Standard Version A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this: Majority Standard Bible A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, NET Bible The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. New Heart English Bible A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this: Webster's Bible Translation A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. World English Bible A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA brutish man does not know, "" And a fool does not understand this— Young's Literal Translation A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; -- Smith's Literal Translation A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible A senseless person cannot know this; a fool cannot comprehend. New Revised Standard Version The dullard cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA stupid man knows not; neither does a fool understand this. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A mindless man does not know and a fool does not understand this. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A brutish man knoweth not, Neither doth a fool understand this. Brenton Septuagint Translation A foolish man will not know, and a senseless man will not understand this. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Great Are Your Works…5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! 6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, 7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.… Cross References Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 30:2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. Romans 1:21-22 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. Jeremiah 4:22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.” Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them. Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path. Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. Proverbs 28:26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe. Ecclesiastes 10:2-3 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. / Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool. Isaiah 44:18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. Isaiah 56:10-11 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: Matthew 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. Treasury of Scripture A brutish man knows not; neither does a fool understand this. a brutish Psalm 32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Psalm 73:22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Psalm 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? a fool Psalm 14:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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. Psalm 49:10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Psalm 75:4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Jump to Previous Brutish Dull Fool Foolish Fools Sense Senseless Stupid Understand UnderstandethJump to Next Brutish Dull Fool Foolish Fools Sense Senseless Stupid Understand UnderstandethPsalm 92 1. The prophet exhorts to praise God4. For his great works 6. For his judgments on the wicked 10. And for his goodness to the godly. A senseless man The phrase "A senseless man" in Psalm 92:6 refers to an individual who lacks spiritual insight or understanding. The Hebrew word used here is "בַּעַר" (ba'ar), which can mean brutish or foolish. In the biblical context, this term often describes someone who is spiritually ignorant or morally deficient. The senseless man is contrasted with the wise, who fear the Lord and seek His wisdom. This phrase serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking divine wisdom and understanding, as opposed to relying solely on human intellect or worldly knowledge. does not know and a fool does not understand Fool.--From root meaning "fat," hence "gross," "stupid." In the one case the moral sense has not come into play at all, in the other it is overgrown by sensuality, so that spiritual discernment, insight into the glories of the Divine mind, is impossible. Verse 6. - A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. A rude, uncultivated man has no conception of the wonderful depth of God's thoughts - the marvellousness of those counsels which underlie the general scheme of things, and make it what it is (comp. Romans 11:33, 34).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A senselessבַּ֭עַר (ba·‘ar) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1198: Foot, of cattle brutishness, stupid man אִֽישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know, יֵדָ֑ע (yê·ḏā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know and a fool וּ֝כְסִ֗יל (ū·ḵə·sîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool does not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no understand, יָבִ֥ין (yā·ḇîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand Links Psalm 92:6 NIVPsalm 92:6 NLT Psalm 92:6 ESV Psalm 92:6 NASB Psalm 92:6 KJV Psalm 92:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 92:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 92:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 92:6 French Bible Psalm 92:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 92:6 A senseless man doesn't know neither does (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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