Proverbs 13:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.”
Proverbs 13:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 13:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 13:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 13:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.”
Proverbs 13:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 13:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.”
Proverbs 13:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The ransom of a man's life <FI>are<Fi> his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.”
Proverbs 13:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 13:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.”
Proverbs 13:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 13:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.”
Proverbs 13:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 13:8 in Context — Proverbs 13
6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
What Does Proverbs 13:8 Mean?
Proverbs 13:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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