Proverbs 11:18-21

Authorized (King James) Version

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.

Proverbs 11:18-21

New International Version

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

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

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

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

²³The desire of the righteous is only good:
but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

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New International Version (NIV)