Proverbs 11:18-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁸An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.

¹⁹Those who are ·truly good [righteous] will live,
but those who chase after evil will die.

²⁰The Lord ·hates [detests] those with ·evil [crooked] hearts
but is pleased with those who are innocent on the path.

²¹Evil people will certainly be punished,
but ·those who do right [^Lthe children of the righteous] will be set free.

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)

²³Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can ·expect to be defeated by God’s [^Lhope only for] anger.

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

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