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Psalms 92:6

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

KJV

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

ASV

מַה גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣י/ךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

YLT

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

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ
h'myqv
verb · 9×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת
mchshbvt
noun · 56×
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
m'shh
noun · 234×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 2:14 — But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • 2Pet 2:12 — But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
  • Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
  • Isa 44:18 — They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
  • Jer 10:14 — Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
  • Jer 10:14 — Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
  • Job 5:2 — For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
  • Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
  • Prov 1:22 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
  • Prov 24:7 — Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
  • Prov 28:5 — Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
  • Prov 30:2 — Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
  • Ps 5:5 — The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
  • Ps 14:1 — 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.
  • Ps 14:1 — 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.
  • Ps 14:2 — The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 49:10 — For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  • Ps 73:22 — So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
  • Ps 73:22 — So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
  • Ps 75:4 — I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
  • Ps 94:8 — Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
  • Ps 94:8 — Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?