Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. New Living Translation The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest. English Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. Berean Standard Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. King James Bible The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. New King James Version The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. New American Standard Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. NASB 1995 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. NASB 1977 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. Legacy Standard Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. Amplified Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps]. Christian Standard Bible The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright. American Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. Contemporary English Version God's people will escape, but all who are wicked will pay the price. English Revised Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wicked people become a ransom for righteous people, and treacherous people will take the place of decent people. Good News Translation The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people. International Standard Version The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. Majority Standard Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. NET Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright. New Heart English Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright. Webster's Bible Translation The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. World English Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, "" And the treacherous dealer for the upright. Young's Literal Translation The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer. Smith's Literal Translation The unjust one a ransom for the just one, and he transgressing, instead of the upright. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright. New American Bible The wicked serve as ransom for the just, and the faithless for the upright. New Revised Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe wicked shall be given as a ransom for the righteous, and the deceitful for the upright. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The evil is an exchange for the righteous and a liar for the upright. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the faithless cometh in the stead of the upright. Brenton Septuagint Translation and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The King's Heart…17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich. 18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. 19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.… Cross References 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. / Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life. Proverbs 11:8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 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, 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, / who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time. Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Exodus 12:13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. John 11:50-52 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.” / Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation, / and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him. Treasury of Scripture The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. wicked 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… 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… Jump to Previous Atonement Dealer Deceit Evil-Doer Faithless Good Life Price Ransom Righteous Stead Transgressor Treacherous Unfaithful Upright Wicked WorkerJump to Next Atonement Dealer Deceit Evil-Doer Faithless Good Life Price Ransom Righteous Stead Transgressor Treacherous Unfaithful Upright Wicked WorkerProverbs 21 1. The king's heart in the hand of the LordThe wicked In the Hebrew text, the word for "wicked" is "רָשָׁע" (rasha). This term is often used throughout the Old Testament to describe those who are morally wrong, guilty, or hostile towards God. The wicked are those who live in opposition to God's laws and principles. Historically, the wicked have been seen as those who bring chaos and disorder into society, often leading to their own downfall. In the context of Proverbs, the wicked are contrasted with the righteous, highlighting the moral and ethical divide between those who follow God's ways and those who do not. become a ransom for the righteous and the faithless for the upright Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The wickedרָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person [shall become] a ransom כֹּ֣פֶר (kō·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-price for the righteous, לַצַּדִּ֣יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous and the faithless בּוֹגֵֽד׃ (bō·w·ḡêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage for וְתַ֖חַת (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the upright. יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yə·šā·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3477: Straight, right Links Proverbs 21:18 NIVProverbs 21:18 NLT Proverbs 21:18 ESV Proverbs 21:18 NASB Proverbs 21:18 KJV Proverbs 21:18 BibleApps.com Proverbs 21:18 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 21:18 Chinese Bible Proverbs 21:18 French Bible Proverbs 21:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:18 The wicked is a ransom (Prov. 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