Proverbs 21:18
18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest.
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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.