Proverbs 21:18 · KJV
“The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.”
— Proverbs 21:18
He that loveth pleasure {shall be} a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. {pleasure: or, sport}
{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
Proverbs 21 — Context
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17He that loveth pleasure {shall be} a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. {pleasure: or, sport}
18The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
20{There is} treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Cross References
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.
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.
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts {are} not your thoughts, neither {are} your ways my ways, saith the LORD.