Matthew Henry · Verse 18
The righteous is often delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead, and so seems as a ransom for him.
Proverbs 21:18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.
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WEBBE
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
BSB
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
KJV
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
ASV
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright.
BBE
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.
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