Verse Comparison: Proverbs 13:8
American Standard Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Amplified® Bible
A rich man can buy his way out of threatened death by paying a ransom, but the poor man does not even have to listen to threats [from the envious].
Contemporary English Version
The rich may have to pay a ransom, but the poor don't have that problem.
Darby English Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.
Good News Bible
The rich have to use their money to save their lives, but no one threatens the poor.
King James Version
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
New American Standard Bible
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.
New International Version
A man's riches may ransom his life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
New King James Version
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The rich man considers his wealth his ransom, But the poor hears no rebuke.
Revised Standard Version
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man has no means of redemption.
Young's Literal Translation
The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
