Proverbs 21:18

Proverbs 21:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

and the unfaithful for the upright.

18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

and the faithless for the upright.

18Evil people become the payment for setting godly people free.

Those who aren’t faithful are the payment for honest people.