Proverbs 21:18
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
In context
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
Proverbs 21:18 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
- KJV King James Version
- The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
- WEB World English Bible
- The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.