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


In Context

15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

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

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

20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows 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 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 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.