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Proverbs 21:18

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18mThe wicked shall be a nransom for the righteous,

And the transgressor for the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. mSo ch. 11:8.

Cross references

  1. nIsai. 43:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

and the traitor for the upright.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

and the unfaithful for the upright.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,

and the treacherous, for the upright.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked are punished in place of the godly,

and traitors in place of the honest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,

and the faithless instead of the upright.