18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
18 Bad work gets paid with a bad check; good work gets solid pay.
18 The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
18 Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:18
Commentary on Proverbs 11:18
(Read Proverbs 11:18)
He that makes it his business to do good, shall have a reward, as sure to him as eternal truth can make it.