Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. New Living Translation Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. English Standard Version The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. Berean Standard Bible The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. King James Bible The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. New King James Version The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. New American Standard Bible A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward. NASB 1995 The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. NASB 1977 The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. Legacy Standard Bible The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. Amplified Bible The wicked man earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness and lives his life with integrity will have a true reward [that is both permanent and satisfying]. Christian Standard Bible The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. American Standard Version The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wicked does works of depravity, and truth is the reward of him who sows righteousness. Brenton Septuagint Translation An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth. Contemporary English Version Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded. Douay-Rheims Bible The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. English Revised Version The wicked earneth deceitful wages: but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. GOD'S WORD® Translation A wicked person earns dishonest wages, but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay. Good News Translation Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded. International Standard Version Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded. JPS Tanakh 1917 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. Literal Standard Version The wicked is getting a lying wage, | And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward. Majority Standard Bible The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. New American Bible The wicked make empty profits, but those who sow justice have a sure reward. NET Bible The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. New Revised Standard Version The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. New Heart English Bible Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. Webster's Bible Translation The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. World English Bible Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. Young's Literal Translation The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself. 18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.… Cross References John 4:36 Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. Galatians 6:8 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. Exodus 1:20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous. Proverbs 10:16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Treasury of Scripture The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward. wicked Proverbs 1:18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Job 27:13-23 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty… but Proverbs 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Psalm 126:5,6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy… Hosea 10:12,13 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you… Jump to Previous Deceit Deceitful Deceptive Earn Earneth Earns Gets Getting Lying Payment Puts Reaps Reward Righteousness Seed Sinner Soweth Sowing Sows Sure True. Wage Wages Wicked Work WorkethJump to Next Deceit Deceitful Deceptive Earn Earneth Earns Gets Getting Lying Payment Puts Reaps Reward Righteousness Seed Sinner Soweth Sowing Sows Sure True. Wage Wages Wicked Work WorkethProverbs 11 1. On Deception(18) Worketh a deceitful work--i.e., which ends in nothing, deceiving his hopes. (Comp. Proverbs 11:7.) But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.--Rather, he that soweth righteousness (worketh) a sure reward for himself. (For "righteousness," see above on Proverbs 10:2.) Verse 18. - A deceitful work; work that brings no reward or profit, belying hope, like "fundus mendax" of Horace, 'Od.,' 3:1, 30. The Septuagint has, "unrighteous works," which seems a jejune rendering, and does not bring out the contrast of the sure reward in the second member (comp. Proverbs 10:2, 16). To him that soweth righteousness (Hosea 10:12; Galatians 6:8, 9). To "sow righteousness" is to act righteously, to live in such a way that the result is holiness. The "reward," in a Jew's eyes, would be a long life in which to enjoy the fruits of his good conduct. We Christians have a better hope, which is, perhaps, adumbrated by this analogy: as the seed sown in the field does not produce its fruit till the time of harvest, so righteousness meets with its full recompense only in the great harvest at the end of all things. The Revised Version renders, The wicked earnnth deceitful wages: but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. This makes a good antithesis. The Septuagint renders the last clause, "but the seed of the righteous is a true reward (μισθὸς ἀληθείας)."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The wicked manרָשָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person earns עֹשֶׂ֥ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make an empty שָׁ֑קֶר (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood wage, פְעֻלַּת־ (p̄ə·‘ul·laṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6468: A work, recompense but he who sows וְזֹרֵ֥עַ (wə·zō·rê·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify righteousness צְ֝דָקָ֗ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively [reaps] a true אֱמֶֽת׃ (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness reward. שֶׂ֣כֶר (śe·ḵer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7938: Hire, wages Links Proverbs 11:18 NIVProverbs 11:18 NLT Proverbs 11:18 ESV Proverbs 11:18 NASB Proverbs 11:18 KJV Proverbs 11:18 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:18 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:18 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:18 French Bible Proverbs 11:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages but one (Prov. 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