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Proverbs 11:18 NIV

The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Bad work gets paid with a bad check; good work gets solid pay.

The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.

Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.

He that makes it his business to do good, shall have a reward, as sure to him as eternal truth can make it.

¹⁶ A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷ Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

¹⁸ A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

¹⁹ Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.

²⁰ The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

May 2023