Proverbs 11:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:8

If you dig a pit, you might fall in; if you break down a wall, a snake might bite you.

James 3:18

When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.

Proverbs 22:8

Troublemakers get in trouble, and their terrible anger will get them nowhere.

Proverbs 1:18

They gang up to murder someone, but they are the victims.

Proverbs 5:22

Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds.

Ephesians 4:22

You were told that your foolish desires will destroy you and that you must give up your old way of life with all its bad habits.

John 4:36

Even now the harvest workers are receiving their reward by gathering a harvest that brings eternal life. Then everyone who planted the seed and everyone who harvests the crop will celebrate together.

Exodus 1:20

God was good to the two women because they truly respected him, and he blessed them with children of their own. The Hebrews kept increasing

Proverbs 10:16

If you live right, the reward is a good life; if you are evil, all you have is sin.

Hosea 10:2

You are deceitful and disloyal. So you will pay for your sins, because the LORD will destroy your altars and images.