Proverbs 21:18

The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for the upright.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.

Isaiah 43:3-4

For I Yahweh your God,
the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior,
give Egypt as a ransom for you,
Cush and Seba in your place.

Isaiah 53:4-5

Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses,
and He carried our pains;
but we in turn regarded Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that He might bring you to God,
after being put to death in the fleshly realm
but made alive in the spiritual realm.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

General references

Bible References

Wicked

Proverbs 11:8
The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.
Isaiah 43:3
For I Yahweh your God,
the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior,
give Egypt as a ransom for you,
Cush and Seba in your place.
Isaiah 53:4
Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses,
and He carried our pains;
but we in turn regarded Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 55:8
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
that He might bring you to God,
after being put to death in the fleshly realm
but made alive in the spiritual realm.

General references

Proverbs 11:8
The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.

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