Proverbs 21:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous The wicked shall be brought into those troubles which were designed by wicked men against the righteous, and by that means, as by a ransom, the righteous shall be delivered; thus Haman was a ransom for Mordecai.

Proverbs 21:18

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