Psalms 49:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”

Psalms 49:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 49:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 49:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.”

Psalms 49:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 49:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”

Psalms 49:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 49:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart <FI>are<Fi> things of understanding.”

Psalms 49:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 49:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding: ”

Psalms 49:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 49:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My mouth shall speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.”

Psalms 49:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 49:3 in Context — Psalms 49

1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

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What Does Psalms 49:3 Mean?

Psalms 49:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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