Proverbs 11:18-20

New International Version

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

¹⁹ Truly the righteous attain life,^(B)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.^(C)

²⁰ The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,^(D)
    but he delights^(E) in those whose ways are blameless.^(F)