Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 in other translations
| BSB | The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. |
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| WEB | The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright. |
| ASV | The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. |
| YLT | The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer. |
| DARBY | The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright. |
| BBE | The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright. |
| Webster | The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. |
What does Proverbs 21:18 mean?
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Proverbs 21:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 21:18
- Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
- Isaiah 43:3-4
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
- Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
- Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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- Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
- Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El rescate del justo es el impío, y por los rectos el prevaricador. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le méchant est une rançon pour le juste, et le perfide est à la place des hommes intègres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Gesetzlose ist ein Lösegeld für den Gerechten, und der Treulose tritt an die Stelle der Aufrichtigen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Pro justo datur impius, et pro rectis iniquus. |