Jeremiah 41:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.

Cross References

Job 2:4

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

Proverbs 13:8

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Isaiah 45:3

And I will give you the stores of the dark, and the wealth of secret places, so that you may be certain that I am the Lord, who gave you your name, even the God of Israel.

Jeremiah 41:9

Now the hole into which Ishmael had put the dead bodies of the men whom he had put to death, was the great hole which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha, king of Israel: and Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, made it full of the bodies of those who had been put to death.

Matthew 16:26

For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

Matthew 6:25

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?