Psalms 49:8

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

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  • 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%

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 49:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

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

    15 Like 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.

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

  • Lev 25:48-49
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

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

  • Mark 8:36-37
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

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

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

  • 14 I 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%

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

    52 If 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%

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

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

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

  • 8 He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 18 For 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 13 The 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.

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

  • 4 Behold, 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.

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

  • Eccl 9:5-6
    2 verses
    66%

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

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

  • 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?

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

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

  • 1 The 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.

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

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