18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for[a] the upright.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 Or in place of

18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

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

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