Proverbs 21:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

¹⁹It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.

²⁰There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

Proverbs 21:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸The wicked become a ransom^(A) for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.

¹⁹Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.^(B)

²⁰The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
but fools gulp theirs down.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)