Proverbs 6:35
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many 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 was I brought forth:
Read in context2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
Read in contextMalachi 2:9
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:9
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Read in contextProverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Read in contextProverbs 7:13
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
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