Proverbs 21:18-20
Common English Bible
18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
the treacherous will be punished[a] in the place of the virtuous.
19 Better to live in a wilderness
than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.
20 Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise,
but fools swallow them up.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:18 Heb lacks will be punished.
Proverbs 21:18-20
New International Version
18 The wicked become a ransom(A) for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(B)
20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
but fools gulp theirs down.
Proverbs 21:18-20
King James Version
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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