18 The [a]wicked shall be a ransom for the just, and the transgressor for the righteous.

19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.

20 In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and [b]oil; but a foolish man devoureth it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:18 God shall cause that to fall on their own heads, which they intended against the just by delivering the just, and putting the wicked in their places.
  2. Proverbs 21:20 Meaning, abundance of all things.

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