18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.


In Context

15 It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

19 It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

20 There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Proverbs 21:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.