Proverbs 11:18

Proverbs 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
• New International Version (NIV)A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.

Context of Proverbs 11:18

16A gracious and good woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches [but not respect]. 17The 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]. 19He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But he who pursues evil attains his own death. 20The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord, But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!

Proverbs 11:18 word by word

רָשָׁ֗ע עֹשֶׂ֥ה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁ֑קֶר וְזֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• workethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a deceitfulשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• workפְּעֻלָּהpe‛ûllâh · wagesH6468
• but to him that sowethזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• a sureאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: certainH571
• rewardשֶׂ֫כֶרώeker · hireH7938

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:18

• Proverbs 1:18But [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 5:22The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
• Job 27:13“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:
• Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall.
• Isaiah 59:5They 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 4:22that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,
• Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble, And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.
• Psalms 126:5They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
• Hosea 10:12Sow 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 6:8For 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 3:18And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Worketh a deceitful work - An unstable work; nothing is durable that he does, except his crimes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Deceitful work - Work which deceives and disappoints the worker; in contrast with the “sure reward” of the second clause. Omit “shall be” and render, “but he that soweth righteousness worketh a sure reward.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18Verse 18 He that makes it his business to do good, shall have a reward, as sure to him as eternal truth can make it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. a deceitful work--or, "wages," which fail to satisfy, or flee away (Pr 10:2; 23:5). sure reward--or, "gain," as from trading (Ho 10:12; Ga 6:8, 9).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:18

• Deceit
• Righteousness
• Sin
• Sower
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Poetry
• Profit
• Pursue
• Scatter
• Secret
• Smart
• Suretiship
• Surety
• Void
• God

Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings