Proverbs 11:18

Proverbs chapter 11 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

v.18This passage

v.19He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ephesians 4:22
that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
Isaiah 59:5
They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.