Proverbs 11:18-31

¹⁸The wicked toileth for deceitful wages; But he who soweth righteousness shall have a sure reward.

¹⁹As righteousness tendeth to life, So he who pursueth evil pursueth it to his death.

²⁰The perverse in heart are the abomination of the LORD; But the upright in their way are his delight.

²¹From generation to generation the wicked shall not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous shall be delivered.

²²As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is right, yet he cometh to want.

²⁵The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.

²⁶Him that keepeth back corn the people curse; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

²⁷He, who earnestly seeketh good, seeketh favor; But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come upon him.

²⁸He who trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.

²⁹He that harasseth his household shall inherit wind; And the fool shall be the servant of the wise.

³⁰The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life; And the wise man winneth souls.

³¹Behold, the righteous man is requited on the earth; Much more the wicked man and the sinner!