Proverbs 11:18-31

18The 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.

21Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

23What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.

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

29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!