Proverbs 21:18

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Proverbs 21:18 - Amplified Bible

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].

Proverbs 21:18 - American Standard Version

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

Proverbs 21:18 - Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

Proverbs 21:18 - Darby Bible

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.

Proverbs 21:18 - English Standard Version

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.

Proverbs 21:18 - King James Version

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

Proverbs 21:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

El impìo es rescate para el justo,
y el pérfido está en lugar de los rectos.

Proverbs 21:18 - The Message

What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs;
   the plotter gets it in the end.

 

Proverbs 21:18 - New American Standard Bible

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

Proverbs 21:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El impìo es rescate para el justo,
Y el malvado está en lugar de los rectos.

Proverbs 21:18 - World English Bible

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; The treacherous for the upright.

Proverbs 21:18 - Young's Living Translation

The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

Proverbs 21:18 - Additional Comments

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