Proverbs 21:18

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.

Isaiah 43:3-4

“For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your place.

Isaiah 53:4-5

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

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Summary

Proverbs 21:18

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

Wicked

1 Peter 3:18

General references

Proverbs 11:8

Bible References

Wicked

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.

“For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,

Cush and Seba in your place.

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,

Smitten of God, and afflicted.

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

General references

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.