Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Ransom

Matthew 16:26
For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life?
1 Peter 1:18
for you know that you have not been ransomed with anything perishable like silver or gold, from the futile way of living in which you were brought up,

General references

Luke 12:23
Life is more important than food, and the body than clothes.
Philippians 3:7
But for the sake of Christ I have come to count my former gains as loss.