Proverbs 21:18

English Standard Version

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. (Pr 11:8; Isa 43:3)

New International Version

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

New International Reader’s Version

18 Evil people become the payment for setting godly people free. Those who aren’t faithful are the payment for honest people.

King James Version

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