Proverbs 11:18

In 11 translations

BSB

The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The wicked is getting a lying wage, || And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.

JPS

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

LXXE

An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

רָשָׁ֗ע עֹשֶׂ֥ה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁ֑קֶר וְזֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת׃

LXX-Br

Ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα, σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Galatians 6:8–9The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we…
• Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
• Hosea 10:12–13Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. You have plowed…
• James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
• Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
• Psalms 126:5–6Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
• Isaiah 59:5–8They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their…
• Job 27:13–23This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. His survivors…
• Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

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