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


In Context

15 Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

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

19 Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

20 An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure 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.