Proverbs 13:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
A person's riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

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

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

Berean Study Bible
Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

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

NASB 1995
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.

NASB 1977
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor hears no rebuke.

Amplified Bible
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].

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Riches are a ransom for a man's life, but a poor man hears no threat.

Contemporary English Version
The rich may have to pay a ransom, but the poor don't have that problem.

Good News Translation
The rich have to use their money to save their lives, but no one threatens the poor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person's riches are the ransom for his life, but the poor person does not pay attention to threats.

International Standard Version
The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom, but whoever is poor receives no threats.

NET Bible
The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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

King James 2000 Bible
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor hears not rebuke.

New Heart English Bible
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

World English Bible
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

American King James Version
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor hears not rebuke.

American Standard Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

A Faithful Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

Darby Bible Translation
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

English Revised Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.

Webster's Bible Translation
The ransom of a man's life is his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A man will giue his riches for the ransome of his life: but the poore cannot heare ye reproch.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
With goodes euery man delyuereth his life, and the poore wyl not be reproued.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, "" And the poor has not heard rebuke.

Young's Literal Translation
The ransom of a man's life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

Smith's Literal Translation
The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The redemption of a man’s life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The salvation of a man's soul is his wealth and the poor does not accept condemnation.

Lamsa Bible
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the poor ignores a rebuke.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The ransom of a man's life are his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.
















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