Proverbs 21:18
What does Proverbs 21:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 21:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherouscomethin the stead of the upright.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherouscomethin the stead of the upright.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The wicked <FI>is<Fi> an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 43:3
For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
- Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
- Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.
- 1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- Isaiah 53:4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
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