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

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

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For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (A)everlasting life. And (B)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (C)if we do not lose heart.

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Whoever sows to please their flesh,(A) from the flesh will reap destruction;(B) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(C) Let us not become weary in doing good,(D) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(E)

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(A)He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.

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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;(A)
    whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.(B)

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18 (A)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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18 Peacemakers(A) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(B)

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12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
(A)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He (B)comes and rains righteousness on you.

13 (C)You have plowed wickedness;
You have reaped iniquity.
You have eaten the fruit of lies,
Because you trusted in your own way,
In the multitude of your mighty men.

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12 Sow(A) righteousness(B) for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;(C)
    for it is time to seek(D) the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness(E) on you.
13 But you have planted wickedness,
    you have reaped evil,(F)
    you have eaten the fruit of deception.(G)
Because you have depended on your own strength
    and on your many warriors,(H)

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He who sows iniquity will reap (A)sorrow,[a]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:8 trouble

Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.(B)

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(A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
He who continually goes [a]forth weeping,
Bearing [b]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again [c]with (B)rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:6 to and fro
  2. Psalm 126:6 Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
  3. Psalm 126:6 with shouts of joy

Those who sow with tears(A)
    will reap(B) with songs of joy.(C)
Those who go out weeping,(D)
    carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
    carrying sheaves with them.

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18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.

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18 These men lie in wait(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(B)

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They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web;
He who eats of their eggs dies,
And from that which is crushed a viper breaks out.

(A)Their webs will not become garments,
Nor will they cover themselves with their works;
Their works are works of iniquity,
And the act of violence is in their hands.
(B)Their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed (C)innocent blood;
(D)Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
Wasting and (E)destruction are in their paths.
The way of (F)peace they have not known,
And there is no justice in their ways;
(G)They have made themselves crooked paths;
Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.

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They hatch the eggs of vipers(A)
    and spin a spider’s web.(B)
Whoever eats their eggs will die,
    and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.
Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;
    they cannot cover themselves with what they make.(C)
Their deeds are evil deeds,
    and acts of violence(D) are in their hands.
Their feet rush into sin;
    they are swift to shed innocent blood.(E)
They pursue evil schemes;(F)
    acts of violence mark their ways.(G)
The way of peace they do not know;(H)
    there is no justice in their paths.
They have turned them into crooked roads;(I)
    no one who walks along them will know peace.(J)

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22 (A)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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13 “This(A) is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:
14 (B)If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
And (C)their[a] widows shall not weep,
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—
17 He may pile it up, but (D)the just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his house like a [b]moth,
(E)Like a [c]booth which a watchman makes.
19 The rich man will lie down,
[d]But not be gathered up;
He opens his eyes,
And he is (F)no more.
20 (G)Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls against him and does not (H)spare;
He flees desperately from its [e]power.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:15 Lit. his
  2. Job 27:18 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Syr. spider (cf. 8:14); Tg. decay
  3. Job 27:18 Temporary shelter
  4. Job 27:19 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr. But shall not add (i.e., do it again); Vg. But take away nothing
  5. Job 27:22 Lit. hand

13 “Here is the fate God allots to the wicked,
    the heritage a ruthless man receives from the Almighty:(A)
14 However many his children,(B) their fate is the sword;(C)
    his offspring will never have enough to eat.(D)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
    and their widows will not weep for them.(E)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(F)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(G)
17 what he lays up(H) the righteous will wear,(I)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(J)
18 The house(K) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(L)
    like a hut(M) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(N)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(O)
20 Terrors(P) overtake him like a flood;(Q)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(R)
21 The east wind(S) carries him off, and he is gone;(T)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(U)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(V)
    as he flees headlong(W) from its power.(X)
23 It claps its hands(Y) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(Z)

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22 that you (A)put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C)

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