Bible Strands
Proverbs 6:35
He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom author addresses a student in a direct warning about the aftermath of adultery. The statement immediately follows a description of a husband's jealous rage and refusal to show mercy.
The words — The Hebrew כֹּפֶר (kofer) translates literally to "ransom" or "restitution," used alongside the negative particle לֹא (lo), "not." The verb יִשּׂא פָנִים (yissa panim) literally means "he will lift up the face," denoting acceptance or appeasement.
The thread — This absolute rejection of financial compensation for marital betrayal parallels the legal principle in Exodus 21:30 and the prohibition against buying off capital crimes in Numbers 35:31.
Why it lands — The text establishes that certain covenantal violations cannot be resolved through material transaction. It requires the reader to accept that relational breach demands accountability beyond economic settlement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 5:1 Now 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 he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- Proverbs 4:3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
- Proverbs 7:13 She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Proverbs 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
- Isaiah 2:9 So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled—do not forgive them!
- Malachi 2:9 “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”