So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very strong.
Proverbs 11:18 - Revised Standard Version A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) shall have a sure reward [permanent and satisfying]. [Hos. 10:12; Gal. 6:8, 9; James 3:18.] American Standard Version (1901) The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. Common English Bible The wicked earn false wages, but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. |
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very strong.
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives.
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
He who digs a pit will fall into it; and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars, and destroy their pillars.
He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts,
And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.