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Psalms 49:7
Psalms 49:7 is verse 7 of Psalms chapter 49, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
Or redeem another
King James Version
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
World English Bible
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
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Psalms 49:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,