“ The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. ”
On the one side is the seeming advantage of wealth. The rich man who gets out of many troubles often escapes from a just retribution by his money. But then the poor man in his turn is free from the...
The ransom of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor (c) heareth not rebuke. (c) For his poverty, he is not able to escape the threatenings, which the cruel oppressors use against him.
Proverbs 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not ( Proverbs 13:12 and Proverb...
ransom . covering. Hebrew. kopher. the poor, &c.: i.e. poor [becometh he that] heeded not rebuke.
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. The ransom of a man's life - Those who have riches have often much trouble with them; as they had much trouble to get the...
The ransom of a man's life are his riches— Houbigant renders this, A man hath in his riches whence he may redeem himself; but the poor man findeth no redemption. Bishop Patrick paraphrases the pa...
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. The ransom of a man's life (are) his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. If the rich man's life is in danger, h...
2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM).
The ransom of a man’s life are his riches. — In times of trouble he may have to give them all to save his life. For the spiritual sense comp. Luke 16:9 . But the poor heareth not rebuke. — Or,...
CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but h...
Verse Proverbs 13:2 . Compare this with Proverbs 12:14 . As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:...
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Only by pride cometh contention: but wit...
The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches ,.... As Benhadad's were to him, when he was in the hands of the king of Israel, 1 Kings 20:34 ; and as the treasures the ten men had in the field were...
The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. Ver. 8. The ransom of a man's life are his riches.] They may help a man out at a dead lift, and get him a release out...
The ransom of a man's life are his riches This verse is considered by some as setting forth the several advantages of riches and poverty. Riches enable a man to redeem his life when it is in the gr...
8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. We are apt to judge of men's blessedness, at least in this world, by their wealth, and that they are m...
This verse sets forth, either, 1. The several advantages of riches and poverty. Riches enable a man to redeem his life when it is in greatest danger, and poverty preserves a man from those rebukes...
True Riches Are Found Through Responding To God's Wisdom, Whilst Those Who Ignore That Wisdom Are The Truly Poor ( Proverbs 13:7-11 ). In this subsection genuine ‘riches' are contrasted with trans...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 13:7 . Maketh , or “showeth.” Proverbs 13:8 . The latter clause of this is very obscure, but rebuke is generally translated “threatening,” and is understood to mea...
Proverbs 13:1 . A wise son heareth his father's instruction. This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love,...
EXPOSITION Verse 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second m...
v. 8. The ransom of a man's life, that with which he may buy immunity for himself and possibly even save his life, are his riches; but the poor heareth not rebuke, that is, no warning or threaten...
1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; 2 Kings 24:14 ; 2 Kings 25:12 ; Exodus 21:30 ; Jeremiah 39:10 ; Jeremiah 41:8 ; Job 2:4 ; Matthew 16:26 ; Proverbs 6:35 ; Psalms 49:6-10 ; Zephaniah 3:12
Riches — Riches enable a man to redeem his life when it is in greatest danger, and poverty preserves a man from many injuries. Because they are cautious, that they may not provoke others; and becau...