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Proverbs 21:18

Justice

16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

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

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

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

20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
KJV
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
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.
DARBY
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.
BLB
A wicked one [is] a ransom for a righteous one, and the one acting treacherously for upright ones.
ÅB
Den ugudelige blir løsepenge for den rettferdige, og den troløse kommer i de oppriktiges sted.
OTB
De onde tjener som løsepenger for de rettferdige, og de svikefulle for de oppriktige.
B1930
Den ugudelige blir løsepenge for den rettferdige, og den troløse kommer i de opriktiges sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 11:8

    The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

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  • Isaiah 43:3–4

    For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

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  • Isaiah 53:4–5

    Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.

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  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

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  • Isaiah 55:8–9

    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

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