Proverbs 13:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 21:30 : 30 If a ransom is set for him, then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.
  • 2 Kgs 24:14 : 14 He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers(10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.
  • 2 Kgs 25:12 : 12 But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.
  • Job 2:4 : 4 But Satan answered the LORD,“Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
  • Ps 49:6-9 : 6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. 7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price 8 (the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny), 9 so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death. 10 Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
  • Prov 6:35 : 35 He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.
  • Jer 39:10 : 10 But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing. He gave them fields and vineyards at that time.
  • Jer 41:8 : 8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael,“Do not kill us. For we will give you the stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey we have hidden in a field.” So he spared their lives and did not kill them along with the rest.
  • Zeph 3:12 : 12 I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the LORD’s presence.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
  • 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 13:7
    81%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Prov 21:13
    78%

    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Prov 10:15
    77%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 22:16
    76%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 18:23
    75%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 11:4
    74%

    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Job 36:18-19
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    74%

    18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

    19Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?

  • Eccl 9:16
    74%

    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

  • Prov 28:27
    73%

    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 28:22
    73%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Prov 14:20
    73%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 19:4
    72%

    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 13:23
    72%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Prov 18:11
    72%

    11The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

  • Prov 28:20
    72%

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Ps 37:16
    71%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 28:3
    71%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Eccl 5:13
    71%

    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

  • Ps 49:6
    71%

    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Exod 21:30
    71%

    30If a ransom is set for him, then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.

  • Prov 29:7
    71%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 10:2
    70%

    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Ps 52:7
    70%

    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Ps 41:1
    70%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Luke 12:21
    70%

    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Job 27:19
    70%

    19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

  • Job 34:28
    70%

    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Prov 13:9
    70%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Jas 2:6
    70%

    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

  • Ps 62:10
    70%

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

  • Job 36:15
    69%

    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.