Proverbs 21:18
“The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,.... Not to make satisfaction for them, as Christ is a ransom for his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare the marginal reference. Evil doers seem to draw down the wrath of God upon their heads, and so become, as it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
This intimates, 1. What should be done by the justice of men: The wicked, that are the troublers of a land, ought to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a ransom Comp. "I have given Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee … I will give men for thee and peoples for…
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