Proverbs 11:17-26

English Standard Version

^17 (A)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.
¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who ^(B)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
¹⁹ Whoever is steadfast in righteousness ^(C)will live,
    but ^(D)he who pursues evil will die.
²⁰ Those of ^(E)crooked heart are ^(F)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of ^(G)blameless ways are ^(H)his delight.
^21 (I)Be assured, ^(J)an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but ^(K)the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
²² Like ^(L)a gold ring in a pig's snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.
²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    ^(M)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
^24 (N)One gives ^(O)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
^25 (P)Whoever brings blessing ^(Q)will be enriched,
    and ^(R)one who waters will himself be watered.
^26 (S)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but ^(T)a blessing is on the head of him who ^(U)sells it.