Proverbs 11:18
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Updated King James 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 that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
19As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
Cross References
Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
Ecclesiastes 10:8He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
Galatians 6:8For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit (o. pneuma) shall of the Spirit (o. pneuma) reap life everlasting.
James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that 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 →