Proverbs 11:18
The wicked earn wages that cheat them, but those who sow goodness reap a genuine reward.
Free Bible 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
17If you're kind, you'll be rewarded; but if you're cruel, you'll hurt yourself.
19Do what's right, and you will live; chase after evil and you will die.
Cross References
Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!
Proverbs 5:22The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.
Ecclesiastes 10:8If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
Hosea 10:2The people have minds that are deceptive, and now they must take responsibility for their guilt. The Lord will break apart their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.
Galatians 6:8If you sow according to your sinful human nature, from that nature you'll reap self-destruction. But if you sow according to the Spirit, from the Spirit you'll reap eternal life.
James 3:18Those who sow peace will harvest the peace of what is truly good and right.
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 →