Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.

New American Standard Bible

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

King James Version

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Holman Bible

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.

International Standard Version

The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom, but whoever is poor receives no threats.

A Conservative Version

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hears no threatening.

American Standard Version

The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

Amplified


The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].

Bible in Basic English

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Darby Translation

The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

King James 2000

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor hears not rebuke.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The ransom of the life of a man [is] his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.

Modern King James verseion

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

With goods every man delivereth his life; and the poor will not be reproved.

NET Bible

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

New Heart English Bible

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

The Emphasized Bible

The ransom of a man's life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

Webster

The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

World English Bible

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

Youngs Literal Translation

The ransom of a man's life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The ransom
כּפר 
Kopher 
Usage: 17

of a man's
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

עשׁר 
`osher 
Usage: 37

but the poor
רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

References

Morish

Context Readings

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

7 There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth. 8 The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke. 9 The light of the just shall rejoice: and the lamp of the unjust shall be quenched.



Cross References

Exodus 21:30

If an expiation shall be put upon him, the price of redemption of his soul according to all which shall be put upon him.

2 Kings 24:14

And he carried into exile all Jerusalem, and all the chiefs, and all the mighty of strength, ten thousand exiles, and all the artificers, and the smiths: there was not left except the powerless of the people of the land.

2 Kings 25:12

And of the powerless of the land the chief of the cooks left for vine-dressers and for ploughers.

Job 2:4

And the adversary will answer Jehovah and say, Skin for skin, and all which is to a man he will give for his soul.

Psalm 49:6-10

They trusting upon their wealth, and they will glory in the multitude of their riches.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not lift up the face of any ransom, and he will not be willing if thou shalt increase the reward.

Jeremiah 39:10

And from the weak people which to them was nothing, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks left in the land of Judah, and he will give to them vineyards and fields in that day.

Jeremiah 41:8

And ten men were found among them, and they will say to Ishmael, Thou shalt not slay us: for there is to us treasures in the field, wheat and barley and oil and honey. And he will desist and kill them not in the midst of their brethren.

Zephaniah 3:12

And I left in the midst of thee a humble and weak people, and they trusted in the name of Jehovah.

Matthew 16:26

For what is a man profited, if he should gain the whole world, and injure his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

1 Peter 1:18-19

Knowing that not with corruptible things, silver and gold, were ye redeemed from your vain mode of life transmitted from your fathers

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