18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.


In Context

15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

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

19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Proverbs 11:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked earneth deceitful wages: but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:18The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.