“The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,the treacherous for the upright.”
Proverbs 21:18 (WEB)
Context Reading
16The man who wanders out of the way of understandingshall 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. 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.