Proverbs 13:8

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

⁷ One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth. ⁸ Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat. ⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.

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Exodus 21:30

If instead a ransom is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

2 Kings 24:14

Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and metalsmiths. Except for the poorest people of the land, no one remained.

2 Kings 25:12

But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

Job 2:4

“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

Psalm 49:6-10

They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not be appeased by anything
or be persuaded by lavish gifts.

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Jeremiah 39:10

However, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Jeremiah 41:8

However, there were 10 men among them who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he stopped and did not kill them along with their companions.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

Matthew 16:26

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

1 Peter 1:18-19

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,