So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, growing very numerous.
Proverbs 11:18 - Tree of Life Version The wicked earn deceptive wages, but a sower of righteousness reaps 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, growing very numerous.
But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
The wages of the righteous are life. The income of the wicked is sin.
One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a fence may be bitten by a snake.
Their heart became smooth. Now they will bear their guilt. He will break down their altars. He will destroy their sacred pillars.
“The reaper receives a reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together.
With respect to your former lifestyle, you are to lay aside the old self corrupted by its deceitful desires,
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.