Proverbs 11:18

Tree of Life Version

The wicked earn deceptive wages, but a sower of righteousness reaps a true reward.

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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a fence may be bitten by a snake.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.

One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.

But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.

The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.

With respect to your former lifestyle, you are to lay aside the old self corrupted by its deceitful desires,

“The reaper receives a reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together.

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, growing very numerous.

The wages of the righteous are life. The income of the wicked is sin.

Their heart became smooth. Now they will bear their guilt. He will break down their altars. He will destroy their sacred pillars.