Proverbs 21:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

King James Bible
The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Hebrew
The wicked
רָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

[shall become] a ransom
כֹּ֣פֶר (kō·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-price

for the righteous,
לַצַּדִּ֣יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

and the faithless
בּוֹגֵֽד׃ (bō·w·ḡêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

for
וְתַ֖חַת (wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the upright.
יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yə·šā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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