Proverbs 13:8–9
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8The rich can be sued for everything they have,
but the poor are free of such threats.
9The lives of good people are brightly lit streets;
the lives of the wicked are dark alleys.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.
The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,
but a poor person hears no threat.
The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.
The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
but the poor does not receive a threat.
The light of the righteous will rejoice,
but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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