Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 11:18-31

18The wicked manH7563 earnsH6213 an emptyH8267 wageH6468, but he who sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 reaps a trueH571 rewardH7938.

19GenuineH3651 righteousnessH6666 leads to lifeH2416,but the pursuitH7291 of evilH7451 brings deathH4194.

20The perverseH6141 in heartH3820 are an abominationH8441 to the LORDH3068,but the blamelessH8549 in their walkH1870 are His delightH7522.

21Be assuredH3027 that the wickedH7451 will notH3808 go unpunishedH5352,but the offspringH2233 of the righteousH6662 will escapeH4422.

22Like a goldH2091 ringH5141 in a pig’sH2386 snoutH639is a beautifulH3303 womanH802 who lacksH5493 discretionH2940.

23The desireH8378 of the righteousH6662 leads onlyH389 to goodH2896,but the hopeH8615 of the wickedH7563 brings wrathH5678.

24 One gives freelyH6340, yet gainsH3254 even moreH5750;another withholdsH2820 what is rightH3476, onlyH389 to become poorH4270.

25A generousH1293 soulH5315 will prosperH1878,and he who refreshes othersH7301 H1571 will himselfH1931 be refreshedH3384.

26The peopleH3816 will curseH6895 the hoarderH4513 of grainH1250,but blessingH1293 will crownH7218 the one who sells itH7666.

27He who searches outH7836 goodH2896 findsH1245 favorH7522,but evilH7451 will comeH935 to him who seeks itH1875.

28He who trustsH982 in his richesH6239 H1931 will fallH5307,but the righteousH6662 will thriveH6524 like foliageH5929.

29He who brings troubleH5916 on his houseH1004 will inheritH5157 the windH7307,and the foolH191 will be servantH5650 to the wiseH2450 of heartH3820.

30The fruitH6529 of the righteousH6662 is a treeH6086 of lifeH2416,and he who winsH3947 soulsH5315 is wiseH2450.

31IfH2005 the righteousH6662 receive their dueH7999 on earthH776,how much moreH637 H3588 the ungodlyH7563 and the sinnerH2398!1

Notes

1. Proverbs 11:31 LXX If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? Cited in 1 Peter 4:18 ↩