KJV King James Version
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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Proverbs 6:35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
WEB World English Bible
He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
ASV American Standard Version
He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!
Surrounding context — Proverbs 6
32 [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
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.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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2 Kings 5:1Now 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.Proverbs 4:3For I was my father’s son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.Proverbs 8:25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:Proverbs 7:13So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,Malachi 2:9Therefore 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.Isaiah 2:9And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
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