Proverbs 21:16-18
Common English Bible
16 People who wander from the path of insight
will rest in the company of the dead.
17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:16-18
New International Version
16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
comes to rest in the company of the dead.(A)
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(B)
18 The wicked become a ransom(C) for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.
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