Proverbs 21:18

A Conservative Version

A wicked man is a ransom for a righteous man, and the treacherous dealer for the upright.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:8

A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.

1 Peter 3:18

Because Christ also once suffered for sins, a righteous man for unrighteous men, so that he might bring you to God. Having indeed been killed in flesh, but made alive in spirit,