Proverbs 11:18

World English Bible (2000)

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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Referenced Verses

  • Hos 10:12-13 : 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you. 13 You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
  • Jas 3:18 : 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Gal 6:8-9 : 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.
  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 He who 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 adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper. 6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths. 8 The way of peace they don't know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know peace.
  • Job 27:13-23 : 13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty. 14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; 17 he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes. 19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night. 21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place. 22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
  • Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. 6 He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves. A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.
  • Prov 1:18 : 18 but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
  • Prov 22:8 : 8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:16
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    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 11:19
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    19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

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

    31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

    22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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

  • Prov 22:8
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    8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Gal 6:7-8
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    7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

    8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

  • Ps 58:11
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    11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

  • Prov 11:27-28
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    27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

    28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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

  • Ps 28:4
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    4 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed 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 is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

  • Prov 12:21
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    21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Job 34:11
    72%

    11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • Prov 28:20
    72%

    20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Job 31:3
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    3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

  • Prov 21:21
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    21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.