Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

Julia Smith Translation

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

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
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 Some men are rich, though they have nothing; again, some men are poor having great riches. 8 With goods every man delivereth his life; and the poor will not be reproved. 9 The light of the righteous maketh joyful; but the candle of the ungodly shall be put out.

Cross References

Exodus 21:30

If he be set to a sum of money, then he shall give for the deliverance of his life, according to all that is put unto him.

2 Kings 24:14

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the lords and all the men of might, to the number of ten thousand, into captivity - and all craftsmen and Joiners, none remaining save the poor people of the land.

2 Kings 25:12

Nebuzaradan the chief Marshal carried away, and left of the poor of the land to dress the vines and to till the ground.

Job 2:4

Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life.

Psalm 49:6-10

There be some that put their trust in their goods, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.

Proverbs 6:35

no, though thou wouldest offer him great gifts to make amends, he will not receive them.

Jeremiah 39:10

But Nebuzaradan the chief captain let the rascal people, and those that had nothing, dwell still in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and corn fields at the same time.

Jeremiah 41:8

Among these eighty men there were ten, that said unto Ishmael, "Oh slay us not, for we have yet a great treasure in the field, of wheat, barley, oil and honey." So he spared them, and slew them not with their brethren.

Zephaniah 3:12

In thee also will I leave a small, poor, simple people: which shall trust in the name of the LORD.

Matthew 16:26

What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

1 Peter 1:18-19

Forasmuch as ye know how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible gold and silver from your vain conversation, which ye received by the traditions of the fathers,

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