Proverbs 6:35
in Proverbs 6He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
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ASV
He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
KJV
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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This verse in Proverbs 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHe will not regard any ransom,.... So that his case is much worse than, a thief's; if he is taken, he makes restitution according to law, and he is freed, and no more is said and done to him; and, at most, it is but parting with all the goods in his house; but in this case it will not do.
This site's exposition
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on Proverbs 6:32-35
Where the thief's penalty could be paid and the matter closed, adultery is named as a debt that destroys the soul of the one who commits it and leaves a reproach that shall not be wiped away, a wound with no restitution schedule. The husband's jealousy is called the rage of a man, and the chapter states plainly that no ransom and no multiplied gift will buy him to content, breaking the pattern the thief's sevenfold payment just established. The unit that opened on deliver thyself as a roe closes on a debt from which there is no delivering, the cost accounting the father promised at its start.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
"When discovered, thou hadst better meet a bear robbed of her whelps than the injured husband, who, in the case of adultery, will be as severe an avenger of his own honour as, in the case of manslaughter, of his brother's blood. If thou art not afraid of the wrath of God, yet be afraid of the rage of a man. Such jealousy is; it is strong as death and cruel as the grave.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
We are here dissuaded from sin very much by arguments borrowed from our secular interests, for it is not only represented as damning in the other world, but as impoverishing in this.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He will not regard any ransom - This is an injury that admits of no compensation. No gifts can satisfy a man for the injury his honor has sustained; and to take a bribe or a ransom, would be setting up chastity at a price.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִ֭שָּׂא | yisa' | he will lift up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֹּ֑פֶר | kofer | ransom | H3724 → | 17 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה | yoveh | he will be willing | H14 → | 54 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| תַרְבֶּה־ | tarbeh- | you will make great | H7235 → | 227 times |
| שֹֽׁחַד׃ פ | shochad | a bribe | H7810 → | 23 times |
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִ֭שָּׂאhe will lift up
yisa'H5375 →656 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
כָל־any
khol-H3605 →5413 times
כֹּ֑פֶרransom
koferH3724 →17 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֹ֝אבֶ֗הhe will be willing
yovehH14 →54 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
תַרְבֶּה־you will make great
tarbeh-H7235 →227 times
שֹֽׁחַד׃ פa bribe
shochadH7810 →23 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 5:1Now 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…
it leads to
- Luke 4:27
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
- Romans 15:18
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
- Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
- Numbers 12:10–12
As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
- Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
- Luke 4:27
Through
Proverbs 8:25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
it leads to
- Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
- Psalms 90:2
Through
Proverbs 4:3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:5
And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for…
- 1 Chronicles 22:5
Through
Isaiah 2:9So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled—do not forgive them!
it leads to
- Isaiah 5:15
So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
- Isaiah 5:15
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.