Proverbs 11:18-31

18The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

19Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.

20Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.

21Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

25Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

26The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

27Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.

31If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!