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Proverbs 11:18

World English Bible

Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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Proverbs 11:18 in other translations

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:18 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:18 in context

  1. 16A gracious woman obtains honor,
    but violent men obtain riches.
  2. 17The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
  3. 18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
  4. 19He who is truly righteous gets life.
    He who pursues evil gets death.
  5. 20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.