Proverbs 21:18
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
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- Proverbs 11:8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Isaiah 43:3–4 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
- Isaiah 53:4–5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.