Proverbs 21:18
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
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18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:18
Commentary on Proverbs 21:18
(Read Proverbs 21:18)
The righteous is often delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead, and so seems as a ransom for him.