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


In Context

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16 A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.

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

19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.

20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

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 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 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.