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The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
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American Standard Version
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
Christian Standard Bible
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright.
English Standard Version
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
New American Standard Bible
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
New International Version
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
New King James Version
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.
New Living Translation
The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest.
World English Bible
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.