So those bad people hide themselves and wait to kill someone. But really, they will be destroyed by their own trap!
Proverbs 11:18 - Easy To Read Version An evil man cheats people and takes their money. But a person that is fair and does right will get the real 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 those bad people hide themselves and wait to kill someone. But really, they will be destroyed by their own trap!
If a person does good, then he is rewarded. He is given life. Evil brings only punishment.
A person who spreads trouble will harvest trouble. And in the end, that person will be destroyed because of the trouble he gave other people.
The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.
A person that digs a hole might fall into it. A person that knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.
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Even now, the person that harvests the crop is being paid. He is gathering crops for eternal life. So now the person that plants can be happy together with the person that harvests.
You were taught to leave your old self. This means that you must stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self becomes worse and worse, because people are fooled by the evil things they want to do.
People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the good things that come from right living.