Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Esther 7:9
Then said Harbonah, one of the eunuchs before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him upon it.
Isaiah 43:3
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Keeper; I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Daniel 6:23
Then the king was exceeding glad because of him and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury was found upon him because he believed in his God.