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Proverbs 11:18

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

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רָשָׁ֗עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.עֹשֶׂ֥הosehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…פְעֻלַּתfeulatworkפְּעֻלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6468(abstractly) worklabour, reward, wages, work.שָׁ֑קֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.וְזֹרֵ֥עַvezoreaand bearזָרַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.צְ֝דָקָ֗הtsedaqahjusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “justice”, the ordinary formH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).שֶׂ֣כֶרsekherrewardשֶׂכֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “reward”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7938wagesreward, sluices.אֱמֶֽתemetassuredאֶמֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “assured”, the ordinary formH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

World English Bible

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

Darby Translation

The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Douay-Rheims

The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα, σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας.