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Proverbs · Chapter 21

Proverbs 21:18

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.

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Before · Proverbs 21:16–17

16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits. 17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.

After · Proverbs 21:19–20

19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. 20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.

Read all of Proverbs 21 (31 verses)

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