18 The wicked earns deceptive wages , But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward .

19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life , And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:18-19

Commentary on Proverbs 11:18

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He that makes it his business to do good, shall have a reward, as sure to him as eternal truth can make it.

Commentary on Proverbs 11:19

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True holiness is true happiness. The more violent a man is in sinful pursuits, the more he hastens his own destruction.