Proverbs 11:18
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them because they will not keep it for very long, but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded by God forever.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 126:5We cried when we planted seeds because it was hard work preparing the soil that had not been plowed for many years; now we want to shout joyfully because we are gathering a big harvest.
Proverbs 5:22Evil men’s sinful desires hold them fast; their sins are like ropes that bind them.
Ecclesiastes 10:8It is possible that those who dig pits will fall into one of those pits. It is possible that someone who tears down a wall will be bitten by a snake that is in that wall.
Hosea 10:2They are deceitful; so now they are guilty and must be punished. I, Yahweh, will tear down their altars and smash those pillars.
Galatians 6:8God will punish eternally those who do what their self-directed natures urge them to do. But those who please God’s Spirit will live forever with God because of what God’s Spirit does for them.
James 3:18Those who act peaceably toward others cause others to also act peaceably, with the result that they all live together acting toward each other in a righteous way [MET].
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 →