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Proverbs 21:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 21:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
and the faithless for the upright.(A)
19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful wife.
20 Precious treasure remains[a] in the house of the wise,
but the fool devours it.(B)
Footnotes
- 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil
Proverbs 21:18-20
New International Version
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
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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