Proverbs 11:18-19
Proverbs 11:18-19 The Message (MSG)
Bad work gets paid with a bad check; good work gets solid pay. Take your stand with God’s loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.
Proverbs 11:18-19 King James Version (KJV)
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: But to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. As righteousness tendeth to life: So he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward. He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 New Century Version (NCV)
An evil person really earns nothing, but a good person will surely be rewarded. Those who are truly good will live, but those who chase after evil will die.
Proverbs 11:18-19 American Standard Version (ASV)
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 New International Version (NIV)
A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 New King James Version (NKJV)
The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The wicked man earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness and lives his life with integrity will have a true reward [that is both permanent and satisfying]. [Hos 10:12; Gal 6:8, 9; James 3:18] He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life, But he who pursues evil attains his own death.
Proverbs 11:18-19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Godly people find life; evil people find death.