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 generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth. 17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble. The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. 19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. 20The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways 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 these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!
• Proverbs 5:22The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
• Job 27:13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.
• Ecclesiastes 10:8One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
• Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched.
• Ephesians 4:22You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,
• Proverbs 22:8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.
• Psalms 126:5Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
• Hosea 10:12Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
• Galatians 6:8because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
• James 3:18And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

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
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• Pursue
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• Surety
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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