Parallel Verses
Amplified
Both low and high,
Rich and poor together:
New American Standard Bible
Rich and poor together.
King James Version
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
Holman Bible
rich and poor together.
International Standard Version
both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together.
A Conservative Version
both low and high, rich and poor together.
American Standard Version
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Bible in Basic English
High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
Darby Translation
Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
Julia Smith Translation
Also ye sons of Adam, also ye sons of man together, ye rich and needy.
King James 2000
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
Lexham Expanded Bible
both low and high, rich and poor together.
Modern King James verseion
both sons of mankind, and sons of man, rich and poor together;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
high and low, rich and poor, one with another.
NET Bible
Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!
New Heart English Bible
both low and high, rich and poor together.
The Emphasized Bible
Both sons of the low, And sons of the high, - Together both rich and needy: -
Webster
Both low and high, rich and poor together.
World English Bible
both low and high, rich and poor together.
Youngs Literal Translation
Both low and high, together rich and needy.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 49:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Misplaced Trust In Wealth
1
Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
2
Both low and high,
Rich and poor together:
My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 62:9
Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.
James 2:1-7
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].
1 Samuel 2:7-8
“The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.
Job 34:19
“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
Jeremiah 5:4-5
Then I said, “[Surely] these are only the poor (uneducated);
They are [sinfully] foolish and have no [spiritual] understanding,
For they do not know the way of the Lord
Or the ordinance of their God [and the requirements of His just and righteous law].
James 1:9-11
Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position [as a born-again believer, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God];
Revelation 6:15-17
Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the