Parallel Verses
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.
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].
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
17
The merciful man does himself good. The cruel man troubles his own flesh.
18
But he who
Cross References
Hosea 10:12-13
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 6:8-9
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.
Job 27:13-23
Here is the fate God accords the wicked. This is the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:
Psalm 126:5-6
Those who cry while they plant will joyfully sing while they harvest.
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.
Proverbs 22:8
He who sows unrighteousness will reap vanity. The rod of his anger will fail.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that digs a pit will fall into it. A serpent will bite whoever breaks through a hedge.
Isaiah 59:5-8
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.