Proverbs 11:18-21
Legacy Standard Bible
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who (A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in (B)righteousness will attain to life,
And (C)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a (D)blameless way are His (E)delight.
21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand
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
Legacy Standard Bible
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the (A)hope of the wicked is wrath.
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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