So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
Proverbs 11:18 - New Revised Standard Version The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get 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 dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves! and set an ambush—for their own lives!
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.
Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars, and destroy their pillars.
The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts,
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.