Proverbs 11:18-21
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but one who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
19 Just as righteousness leads to life,
pursuing evil leads to death.
20 Perverted hearts are disgusting to the Lord,
but his favor rests on those whose way has integrity.
21 Be sure of this: An evil person will not go unpunished,
but the children of the righteous will escape.
Proverbs 11:18-21
Lexham English Bible
18 The wicked earns[a] deceptive gain,[b]
but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.[c]
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life
as[d] he who pursues evil is to death.
20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[e]
but his delight are those with blameless ways.[f]
21 Rest assured,[g] the wicked will not go unpunished,
but the offspring[h] of the righteous will escape.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:18 Or “does, makes”
- Proverbs 11:18 Literally “gain of deception”
- Proverbs 11:18 Literally “a reward of truth”
- Proverbs 11:19 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
- Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”
- Proverbs 11:21 Literally “Hand to hand”
- Proverbs 11:21 Or “seed”
Proverbs 11:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good.
The hope of the wicked leads to fury.
Proverbs 11:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
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