Proverbs 21:18 - King James Version (Oxford) 176918 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the transgressor for the upright. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. See the chapterCommon English Bible18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous will be punished in the place of the virtuous. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous. See the chapter |