Proverbs 21:18
The vngodly shalbe a raunsome for the righteous: and the wicked for the iust.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
In Context
19It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
Cross References
Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord thy God, the holye one of Israel thy sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy deliueraunce, the Ethiopians and the Sabees for thee:
Isaiah 55:8For thus saith ye Lord: My thoughtes are not your thoughtes, & your wayes are not my wayes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:18
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. Here is an argument against a voluptuous luxurious life, taken from the ruin it brings upon men's temporal interests. Here is 1. The description of an epicure: He loves pleasure. God allows us to use the delights of sense soberly and temperately, wine to make glad the heart and put vigour into the spirits, and oil to make the face to shine and beautify the countenance; but he that loves these, that sets his heart upon… Read the whole commentary →