So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
Proverbs 11:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.
The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment.
The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
The one who digs a pit may fall into it, and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Their hearts are devious; , now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together.
to take off , your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.