Proverbs 11:18-26

English Standard Version

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