Proverbs 13:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Riches are a ransom for a person’s life, but a poor person hears no threat.

Cross References

Matthew 16:26

For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?

Job 2:4

‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will leave a meek and humble people  among you, and they will take refuge in the name of the  Lord.

Jeremiah 41:8

However, there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, ‘Don’t kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field #– #wheat, barley, oil, and honey! ’ So he stopped and did not kill them along with their companions.

Jeremiah 39:10

However, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not be appeased by anything or be persuaded by lavish bribes.

2 Kings 25:12

But the captain of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

2 Kings 24:14

He deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the best soldiers   #– #ten thousand captives  including all the craftsmen and metalsmiths.  Except for the poorest people of the land,  no one remained.

Exodus 21:30

If instead a ransom  is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

Proverbs 13:7

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is put out.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

Luke 12:23

For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.