Proverbs 11:18
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
KJV
Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
Vulgate
ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα, σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας.
LXX
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
ASV
רָשָׁ֗ע עֹשֶׂ֥ה פְעֻלַּת שָׁ֑קֶר וְ/זֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱמֶֽת
'mt
noun · 127×
וֹ
v
noun · 14×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×
שֶׂ֖כֶר
shkr
noun · 2×
תִּזְרַ֣ע
tzr'
verb · 55×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Were we freed from sin by Christ's Passion? Were we thereby delivered from the power of the devil? Were we freed thereby from our debt of punishment? Were we thereby reconciled with God? Was heaven's gate opened to us thereby? Did Christ derive exaltation from it? Article 1. Whether we were delivered from sin through Christ's Passion? Objection 1. It would seem that we were not…
Cross-references
- 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
- 2Cor 9:10 — Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
- Col 3:24 — Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
- Eccl 10:8 — He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
- Eccl 11:1 — Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
- Eph 4:22 — That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- Eph 4:22 — That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
- Eph 6:8 — Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
- Exod 1:20 — Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Gal 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- Gen 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Heb 11:6 — But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
- Hos 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
- Hos 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
- Isa 59:5 — They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
- Jas 3:18 — And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- Jas 3:18 — And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- Job 27:13 — This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
- Mark 4:26 — And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
- Matt 5:12 — Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
- Prov 1:18 — And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- Prov 5:22 — His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- Prov 10:16 — The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
- Prov 11:24 — There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
- Prov 14:8 — The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
- Prov 22:8 — He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Ps 18:20 — The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
- Ps 19:11 — Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
- Ps 126:5 — They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
- Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.