Proverbs 13:8
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].
Exodus 21:30
If a ransom is demanded of him [in return for his life], then he shall give whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.
2 Kings 24:14
He led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the brave men, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.
2 Kings 25:12
But the captain of the bodyguard left some of the unimportant and poorest people of the land to be vineyard workers and farmers.
Job 2:4
Satan answered the Lord, “
Psalm 49:6-10
Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?
Proverbs 6:35
He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).
Jeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzaradan the [Babylonian] captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men who were among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us! We have stores of wheat and barley and oil and honey hidden in the field.” So he stopped and did not kill them along with their companions.
Zephaniah 3:12
“But I will leave among you
A humble and lowly people,
And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the Lord.
Matthew 16:26
1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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General references
Bible References
Ransom
He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).
Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?
The poor
“But I will leave among you
A humble and lowly people,
And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the Lord.