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 11:18-21
New King James Version
18 The wicked man does deceptive work,
But (A)he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
19 As righteousness leads to (B)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (C)death.
20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
21 (D)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (E)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand
Proverbs 11:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
Proverbs 11:23
New King James Version
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (A)is wrath.
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