Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, 2 but the poor sh'ma ·hear obey· no threats. 1
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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 upright shines brightly, 2 but the lamp candle of the wicked is snuffed out. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:35He won’t regard any ransom, 2 neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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 →