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 upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
Isaiah 43:3
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
Isaiah 53:4
But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.
1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
General references
Proverbs 11:8
The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.