Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
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- Proverbs 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
- Isaiah 43:3–4 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
- Isaiah 53:4–5 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.