He carried away all Jerusalem, all the officials, all the warriors, ten thousand captives, all the artisans and the smiths; no one remained except the poorest people of the land.
Proverbs 13:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life, but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: But the poor heareth not rebuke. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A rich man can buy his way out of threatened death by paying a ransom, but the poor man does not even have to listen to threats [from the envious]. American Standard Version (1901) The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening. Common English Bible Wealth can ransom a person’s life, but the poor don’t even receive threats. Catholic Public Domain Version The redemption of a man's life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension. |
He carried away all Jerusalem, all the officials, all the warriors, ten thousand captives, all the artisans and the smiths; no one remained except the poorest people of the land.
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and tillers of the soil.
Then the accuser answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that the man has he will give for his life.
If a ransom is imposed on the owner, then the owner shall pay whatever is imposed for the redemption of the victim’s life.
Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing; others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but folly is the garland of fools.
He will accept no compensation and will refuse a bribe no matter how great.
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not kill them along with their companions.
For I will leave in the midst of you a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord—
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?