Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Bible References
Wicked
Proverbs 1:18
They lie in wait for their own blood (murder). They set an ambush for their own lives.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities will catch the wicked. He will be held with the cords of his sins.
Job 27:13
Here is the fate God accords the wicked. This is the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that digs a pit will fall into it. A serpent will bite whoever breaks through a hedge.
Isaiah 59:5
They hatch viper eggs and weave spider webs. Those who eat their eggs will die. When an egg is crushed, a poisonous snake is hatched.
Ephesians 4:22
You put away your former way (course) (behavior) (conversation) of life, the old self that was corrupt with the lusts of deceit.
But
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows unrighteousness will reap vanity. The rod of his anger will fail.
Psalm 126:5
Those who cry while they plant will joyfully sing while they harvest.
Hosea 10:12
I said: Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, Jehovah, and I will come and pour out righteousness on you.
Galatians 6:8
He that sows to his own flesh will harvest corruption of the flesh. But he that sows to the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.