Proverbs 11:18
A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
In Context
17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Cross References
Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take a wicked man, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided. Now they shall be found guilty. He will smite their altars. He will destroy their pillars.
Galatians 6:8Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace to those who make peace.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:18
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. It is a common principle, Every one for himself. Proximus egomet mihi—None so near to me as myself. Now, if this be rightly understood, it will be a reason for the cherishing of gracious dispositions in ourselves and the crucifying of corrupt ones. We are friends or enemies to ourselves, even in respect of present comfort, according as we are or are not governed by religious principles. 1. A merciful, tender, good… Read the whole commentary →