Proverbs 11:16-21

New International Version

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

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

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

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

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

²¹Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will go free.^(H)

Proverbs 11:16-21

King James Version

¹⁶A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

¹⁷The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

¹⁸The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

¹⁹As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

²⁰They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

²¹Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

New International Version (NIV)