Proverbs 6:35
33 Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.
34 For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
- KJV
- He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
- WEB
- He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
- ASV
- He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
- DARBY
- he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
- BLB
- He will not lift the face of any ransom, and he will not consent, though you may multiply the bribe.
- ÅB
- han tar ikke imot bøter og lar seg ikke formilde, om du gir ham store gaver.
- OTB
- Han vil ikke akseptere noen kompensasjon; uansett hvor stor bestikkelsen er, vil han avslå den.
- B1930
- han tar ikke imot bøter og lar sig ikke formilde, om du gir ham store gaver.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
Read in context2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
Read in contextMalachi 2:9
“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
Read in contextIsaiah 2:9
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She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
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