Proverbs 21:18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 11:8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
- Isaiah 43:3–4 For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.
- Isaiah 53:4–5 Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.