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


In Context

15 To do justice is joy to the righteous, But ruin to workers of iniquity.

16 A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

17 Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

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

19 Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.

20 A treasure to be desired, and oil, Is in the habitation of the wise, And 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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