Proverbs 21:18

New International Version

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

Proverbs 21:18

King James Version

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

¹⁸A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.^(A)

¹⁸The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

New International Version (NIV)