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


In Context

15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

16 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

17 He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

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

19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.

20 There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man 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.