Proverbs 13:8 - Compare All Versions

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A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.

The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened.

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

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: But the poor heareth not rebuke.

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke.

The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats.

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.

The ransom for a man’s life is his wealth, But the poor man does not even have to listen to a rebuke or threats [from the envious].

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.