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Proverbs 21:18

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
World English Bible

Cross References

Proverbs 11:8Isaiah 43:3–4Isaiah 53:4–51 Peter 3:18Isaiah 55:8–9

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