Proverbs 21:18
Strong's Lexicon
The wicked
רָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

[shall become] a ransom
כֹּ֣פֶר (kō·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3724: 1) price of a life, ransom, bribe 2) asphalt, pitch (as a covering) 3) the henna plant, name of a plant (henna?) 4) village

for the righteous,
לַצַּדִּ֣יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

and the faithless
בּוֹגֵֽד׃ (bō·w·ḡêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 898: 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend

for
וְתַ֖חַת (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

the upright.
יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3477: 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, 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.

King James Bible
The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Parallel Verses
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.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

King James Bible
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright.

International Standard Version
The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

NET Bible
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

American Standard Version
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

English Revised Version
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
















Cross References
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Isaiah 43:3
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.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Proverbs 21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Proverbs 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
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