Proverbs 11:18

New International Reader's Version

An evil person really earns nothing. But the one who plants what is right will certainly be rewarded.

Cross References

Exodus 1:20

So God was kind to Shiphrah and Puah. And the number of Israelites became even greater.

Proverbs 1:18

Those who hide and wait will spill their own blood. They will be caught in their own trap.

Proverbs 10:16

People who do what is right earn life. But sinners earn sin and death.

Proverbs 22:8

Anyone who plants evil gathers a harvest of trouble. Their power to treat others badly will be destroyed.

Proverbs 5:22

Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it. Anyone who breaks through a wall might be bitten by a snake.

Hosea 10:2

Their hearts are dishonest. So now they must pay for their sins. The Lord will tear down their altars. He’ll destroy their sacred stones.

John 4:36

Even now the one who gathers the crop is getting paid. They are already harvesting the crop for eternal life. So the one who plants and the one who gathers can now be glad together.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray.

James 3:18

Those who make peace plant it like a seed. They will harvest a crop of right living.