Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 18 Holy Bible
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness `hath' a sure reward.
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The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
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The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
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The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
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Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - A deceitful work; work that brings no reward or profit, belying hope, like "fundus mendax" of Horace, 'Od.,' 3:1, 30. The Septuagint has, "unrighteous works," which seems a jejune rendering, and does not bring out the contrast of the sure reward in the second member (comp. Proverbs 10:2, 16). To him that soweth righteousness (Hosea 10:12; Galatians 6:8, 9). To "sow righteousness" is to act righteously, to live in such a way that the result is holiness. The "reward," in a Jew's eyes, would be a long life in which to enjoy the fruits of his good conduct. We Christians have a better hope, which is, perhaps, adumbrated by this analogy: as the seed sown in the field does not produce its fruit till the time of harvest, so righteousness meets with its full recompense only in the great harvest at the end of all things. The Revised Version renders, The wicked earnnth deceitful wages: but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. This makes a good antithesis. The Septuagint renders the last clause, "but the seed of the righteous is a true reward (μισθὸς ἀληθείας)."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Worketh a deceitful work--i.e., which ends in nothing, deceiving his hopes. (Comp. Proverbs 11:7.)But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.--Rather, he that soweth righteousness (worketh) a sure reward for himself. (For "righteousness," see above on Proverbs 10:2.)
