Psalm 49:7

New Century Version

No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life,

Cross References

Esther 5:11

He told them how wealthy he was and how many sons he had. He also told them all the ways the king had honored him and how the king had placed him higher than his important men and his royal officers.

Proverbs 18:11

Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.

Jeremiah 9:22

Say, “This is what the Lord says: ‘The dead bodies of people will lie in the open field like dung. They will lie like grain a farmer has cut, but there will be no one to gather them.’ ”

Hosea 12:9

“But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again as you used to do on worship days.

Matthew 16:26

It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.

Matthew 20:28

In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

Matthew 25:9

The wise bridesmaids answered, ‘No, the oil we have might not be enough for all of us. Go to the people who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Mark 8:37

They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.

1 Timothy 2:6

He gave himself as a payment to free all people. He is proof that came at the right time.

1 Peter 1:18

You know that in the past you were living in a worthless way, a way passed down from the people who lived before you. But you were saved from that useless life. You were bought, not with something that ruins like gold or silver,