| Hebrew | |
| ESV |
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
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| NIV |
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
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| NLT |
The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest.
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| LXX |
περικάθαρμα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. δικαίου ἄνομος |
| KJV |
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
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Proverbs 21:17 ← Proverbs 21:18 → Proverbs 21:19
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