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Proverbs 21:18
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 21:18
New Catholic Bible
18 The wicked man serves as a ransom for the righteous,[a]
as does the faithless man for the upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 The wicked man serves as a ransom for the righteous: this thought is exemplified in the history of Israel; e.g., God ransomed the exiles of Judah from the Persian conqueror Cyrus by giving him three nations (Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba) in ransom (see Isa 43:1ff).
Proverbs 21:18
New International Version
Proverbs 21:18
New International Version
18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.
New International Version (NIV)
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