Proverbs 13:8
As the ransom of a man's life [hath he often to give] his riches; but the poor heareth no threat.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
In Context
9The light of the righteous burneth joyfully; but the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
Cross References
2 Kings 24:14And he led away as exiles all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand exiles, and all the craftsmen and locksmiths: there was none left, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Job 2:4Then answered the Accuser the Lord, and said, Skin for skin: yea, all that a man hath will he give in behalf of his life.
Proverbs 6:35He will not regard the appearance of any ransom; and he will not be content, though thou give ever so many bribes.
Jeremiah 41:8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have some things hidden in the field, [such as] wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he forbore, and slew them not in the midst of their brethren.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:8
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. This observation is applicable, I. To men's worldly estate. The world is a great cheat, not only the things of the world, but the men of the world. All men are liars. Here is an instance in two sore evils under the sun:—1. Some that are really poor would be thought to be rich and are thought to be so; they trade and spend as if they were rich, make a great bustle and a great show as if they had hidden… Read the whole commentary →