Proverbs 11:18 · KJV
“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.”
— Proverbs 11:18
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but {he that is} cruel troubleth his own flesh.
As righteousness {tendeth} to life: so he that pursueth evil {pursueth it} to his own death.
Proverbs 11 — Context
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong {men} retain riches.
17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but {he that is} cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.
19As righteousness {tendeth} to life: so he that pursueth evil {pursueth it} to his own death.
20They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.
Cross References
Galatians 6:8-9
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Hosea 10:12-13
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for {it is} time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. {the rod...: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed}
Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
Proverbs 1:18
And they lay wait for their {own} blood; they lurk privily for their {own} lives.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. {sins: Heb. sin}