Job 2:4

Easy To Read Version

Satan answered, “Skin for skin! {\cf2\super [5]} A person will give everything he has to save his life.

Cross References

Genesis 47:17

So the people used their cattle and horses and all their other animals to buy food. And that year, Joseph gave them food and took their animals.

Genesis 47:19

Surely we will die while you are watching. But if you give us food, then we will give Pharaoh our land, and we will be his slaves. Give us seed so that we can plant. Then we will live and not die. And the land will grow food for us again.”

1 Kings 20:31

His servants said to him, “We heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Let’s dress in rough cloth with ropes on our heads. [223] Then let’s go to the king of Israel. Maybe he will let us live.”

Job 2:3

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you seen my servant Job? There is no person on earth like Job. Job is a good and faithful man. He worships God and refuses to do evil things. He still is faithful, even though you asked me to let you destroy everything he has for no reason.”

Job 2:5

If you use your power to hurt his body, then he will curse {\cf2\super [6]} you to your face!”

Proverbs 13:8

A rich person might have to pay a ransom to save his life. But poor people never receive threats like that.

Matthew 16:26

It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul. A person could never pay enough to buy back his soul.

Matthew 6:25

“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. And don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.

Luke 12:23

Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.

Joshua 9:24

The Gibeonite people answered, “We lied to you because we were afraid you would kill us. We heard that God commanded his servant Moses to give you all of this land. And God told you to kill all the people that lived in this land. That is why we lied to you.