Parallel Verses
Amplified
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].
New American Standard Bible
But he who
King James Version
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Holman Bible
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
International Standard Version
Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.
A Conservative Version
A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.
American Standard Version
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
Bible in Basic English
The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
Darby Translation
The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one did a work of falsehood: and the seed of justice the reward of truth.
King James 2000
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wicked earns {deceptive gain}, but he who sows righteousness, a {true reward}.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.
NET Bible
The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
New Heart English Bible
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
The Emphasized Bible
The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
Themes
Bearing fruit » Those that sow righteousness
the Reward of saints » Is sure
Righteousness » Brings its own reward
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Sowing, spiritual, the blessings of
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
17
The merciful and generous man benefits his soul [for his behavior returns to bless him],
But the cruel and callous man does himself harm.
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].
He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life,
But he who pursues evil attains his own death.
Cross References
Hosea 10:12-13
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
Galatians 6:8-9
For the one who sows to his flesh [his sinful capacity, his worldliness, his disgraceful impulses] will reap from the flesh ruin and destruction, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
James 3:18
And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].
Job 27:13-23
“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
Psalm 126:5-6
They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
Proverbs 1:18
But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].
Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
Isaiah 59:5-8
They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s webs;
He who eats of their eggs dies,
And from an egg which is crushed a viper breaks out.
Ephesians 4:22
that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,