Psalm 49:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But no one has enough to buy back a life, and you cannot bribe God.

Cross References

Matthew 16:26

It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost. You could never pay enough to buy back your life.

Matthew 25:9

“The wise girls answered, ‘No! The oil we have might not be enough for all of us. But go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Matthew 20:28

Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people.”

1 Peter 1:18

You know that in the past the way you were living was useless. It was a way of life you learned from those who lived before you. But you were saved from that way of living. You were bought, but not with things that ruin like gold or silver.

1 Timothy 2:6

gave himself to pay for everyone to be free. This is the message that was given to us at just the right time.

Esther 5:11

Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich think their wealth will protect them. They think it is a strong fortress.

Jeremiah 9:22

This is what you should say: “The Lord says, ‘Dead bodies will lie in the fields like dung. Their bodies will lie on the ground like grain a farmer has cut. But there will be no one to gather them.’”

Hosea 12:9

“But I am still the Lord your God, as I was when you left the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents, as you do during the Festival of Shelters.

Mark 8:37

You could never pay enough to buy back your life.