Proverbs 11:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:18 —

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Cross-References

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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. …
Psalms 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 18)

Note, 1. Sinners put a most fatal cheat upon themselves: The wicked works a deceitful work, builds himself a house upon the sand, which will deceive him when the storm comes, promises himself that by his sin which he will never gain; nay, it is cutting his throat when it smiles upon him. Sin deceived me, and by it slew me. 2. Saints lay up the best securities for themselves: He that sows righteous…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. a deceitful work--or, “wages,” which fail to satisfy, or flee away (Pr 10:2; 23:5). sure reward--or, “gain,” as from trading (Ho 10:12; Ga 6:8, 9).