New International Version The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. New Living Translation The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest. English Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. Berean Standard Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Berean Literal Bible A wicked one is a ransom for a righteous one, and the one acting treacherously for upright ones. King James Bible The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. New King James Version The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. New American Standard Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. NASB 1995 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. NASB 1977 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. Legacy Standard Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. Amplified Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps]. Berean Annotated Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Christian Standard Bible The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright. American Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. Contemporary English Version God's people will escape, but all who are wicked will pay the price. English Revised Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wicked people become a ransom for righteous people, and treacherous people will take the place of decent people. Good News Translation The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people. International Standard Version The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. NET Bible The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright. New Heart English Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright. Webster's Bible Translation The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. World English Bible The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, "" And the treacherous dealer for the upright. Berean Literal Bible A wicked one is a ransom for a righteous one, and the one acting treacherously for upright ones. Young's Literal Translation The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer. Smith's Literal Translation The unjust one a ransom for the just one, and he transgressing, instead of the upright. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright. New American Bible The wicked serve as ransom for the just, and the faithless for the upright. New Revised Standard Version The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe wicked shall be given as a ransom for the righteous, and the deceitful for the upright. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The evil is an exchange for the righteous and a liar for the upright. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the faithless cometh in the stead of the upright. Brenton Septuagint Translation and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The King's Heart…17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich. 18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. 19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.… Cross References The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, 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. Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. and the faithless for the upright. Proverbs 2:21-22 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it; / but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted. Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. Psalm 125:4-5 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. / But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel. Isaiah 53:5 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. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit, 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, / who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time. Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Exodus 12:13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. Treasury of Scripture The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. wicked 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… Jump to Previous Atonement Dealer Deceit Evil-Doer Faithless Good Life Price Ransom Righteous Stead Transgressor Treacherous Unfaithful Upright Wicked WorkerJump to Next Atonement Dealer Deceit Evil-Doer Faithless |