Proverbs 11:18

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The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

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  • Hos 10:12-13 : 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and showers His righteousness on you. 13 But you have planted wickedness, reaped injustice, and eaten the fruit of deception. Because you trusted in your own way and in your many warriors,
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  • Isa 59:5-8 : 5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin spider webs. Whoever eats their eggs dies, and when one is crushed, a viper hatches. 6 Their webs will not become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; ruin and destruction are in their paths. 8 The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their ways. They have made their paths crooked; whoever walks in them does not know peace.
  • Job 27:13-23 : 13 This is the portion allocated by God to a wicked man, the inheritance ruthless men will receive from the Almighty: 14 If his children multiply, it is for the sword, and his offspring will not have enough bread. 15 His survivors will be buried in death, and his widows will not weep for them. 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay, 17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver. 18 He builds his house like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman. 19 The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more. 20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a storm sweeps him away. 21 The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. 22 It hurls itself against him without mercy; he flees desperately from its power. 23 It claps its hands at him and hisses at him as he is driven away from his place.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
  • Prov 1:18 : 18 But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires,

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  • Prov 10:16
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    16 The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19 True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

    31 If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21 Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

    22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

  • Job 4:8
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    8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12 The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Gal 6:7-8
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    7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.

    8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

  • Ps 58:11
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    11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Prov 11:27-28
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    27 Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4 Give them according to what they have done, and according to the evil of their deeds; give them according to the work of their hands; repay them their due reward.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18 The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8 The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14 From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6 He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2 Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

    3 The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it.

  • Job 34:11
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    11 For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Job 31:3
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    3 Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?

  • Prov 21:21
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    21 One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.