Psalms 49:8

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no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 36:18-19 : 18 Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside. 19 Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 49:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

    6Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

    7Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches—

  • Ps 49:9
    77%

    9for the redemption of their soul is costly, and it ceases forever—

  • Ps 72:14
    76%

    14He will redeem their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood will be precious in his sight.

  • Ps 49:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.

    15Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will decay in the grave, far from lofty dwellings.

  • Job 33:28
    70%

    28He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.

  • Lev 25:48-49
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    70%

    48they retain the right of redemption after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives may redeem them.

    49An uncle or a cousin may redeem them, or any close relative from their family may redeem them. If they prosper, they may redeem themselves.

  • Ps 89:48
    70%

    48Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

  • Mark 8:36-37
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    70%

    36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

    37Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Ps 34:22
    69%

    22Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

  • Lev 25:26
    69%

    26But if a man has no one to redeem it for him, and later he prospers and finds enough to redeem it,

  • Hos 13:14
    69%

    14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.

  • Lev 25:51-52
    2 verses
    69%

    51If there are still many years until the Jubilee, they must pay the price of their redemption in proportion to the years remaining.

    52If only a few years remain until the Jubilee, they are to calculate this and pay for their redemption accordingly.

  • Ps 49:17-19
    3 verses
    69%

    17Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the glory of his house increases.

    18For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his glory will not follow him down.

    19Though he blesses himself during his lifetime, and people praise you when you prosper,

  • Ps 130:8
    69%

    8He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

  • Isa 52:3
    69%

    3For this is what the LORD says: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.

  • Ps 33:19
    68%

    19To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.

  • Lev 27:29
    68%

    29No person who has been devoted to destruction for the LORD may be redeemed; they must be put to death.

  • Prov 6:35
    68%

    35He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

  • Prov 23:11
    68%

    11For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.

  • Prov 13:8
    68%

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • 1 Pet 1:18
    68%

    18For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

  • Ps 49:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

    12Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names.

  • Job 28:15
    67%

    15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.

  • Job 33:18
    67%

    18He keeps his soul back from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  • Ps 116:15
    67%

    15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.

  • Ps 73:4
    67%

    4They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.

  • Job 33:24
    67%

    24and He is gracious to them, saying, 'Deliver them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom,'

  • Job 33:22
    67%

    22Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

  • Job 15:29
    67%

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

  • Job 28:13
    67%

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Ezek 7:13
    67%

    13The seller will not recover what was sold as long as both of them live, because the vision concerning the whole crowd will not be reversed. Because of their sins, not one of them will preserve their life.

  • Job 36:18
    67%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Ezek 18:4
    66%

    4Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

  • Ps 69:18
    66%

    18Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Hurry and answer me.

  • Eccl 9:5-6
    2 verses
    66%

    5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.

    6Their love, their hatred, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a part in anything that happens under the sun.

  • Matt 16:26
    66%

    26For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Lev 25:24
    66%

    24In every part of the land that you own, you must provide for the redemption of the land.

  • Lam 3:58
    66%

    58You have pleaded my cause, O Lord; You have redeemed my life.

  • Isa 57:1
    66%

    1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

  • Ps 44:12
    66%

    12You delivered us like sheep to be eaten and have scattered us among the nations.

  • Exod 21:30
    66%

    30However, if a ransom is imposed on him, he must pay whatever is demanded for the redemption of his life.