The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherouscomethin the stead of the upright.
WEB
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
YLT
The wicked is an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
DBT
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.