Proverbs 21:18
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
כֹּפֶר
kôpher
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing);...
בָּגַד
bâgad
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
יָשָׁר
yâshâr
straight (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּגַד bâgad
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
Study H898 →כֹּפֶר kôpher
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
Study H3724 →Cross References
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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