Proverbs 21:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The wicked `is' an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:8 : 8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
  • Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I -- Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement, Cush and Seba in thy stead. 4 Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.
  • Isa 53:4-5 : 4 Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace `is' on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For not My thoughts `are' your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah, 9 For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:8
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    8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

    4Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

    5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

  • Job 21:30
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    30That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:12-13
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    74%

    12The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

    13In transgression of the lips `is' the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

  • Job 36:17-18
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    17And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,

    18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

  • Prov 12:6-7
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    6The words of the wicked `are': `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

    7Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

  • Ps 37:38
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    38And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

  • Isa 3:11
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    11Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6`In' the house of the righteous `is' abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Exod 21:30
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    30`If atonement is laid upon him, then he hath given the ransom of his life, according to all that is laid upon him;

  • Isa 5:23
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    23Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked `is' abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

  • Ezek 18:27
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    27And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

  • Job 18:9
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    9Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

  • Job 22:18
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    18And he hath filled their houses `with' good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

  • Isa 29:21
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    21Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.