Proverbs 21:18
Proverbs 21:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The wicked bring on themselves the very suffering they planned for others, for their treachery comes back to haunt them.
Proverbs 21:18 The Message (MSG)
What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs; the plotter gets it in the end.
Proverbs 21:18 King James Version (KJV)
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Wicked people will suffer instead of good people, and those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who do right.
Proverbs 21:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 New International Version (NIV)
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].