Proverbs
Proverbs 11:18
18The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The wicked man | רָשָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| earns | עֹשֶׂ֥ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| an empty | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| wage | פְעֻלַּת־ | p̄ə·‘ul·laṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6468 work, recompence |
| but he who sows | וְזֹרֵ֥עַ | wə·zō·rê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| righteousness | צְ֝דָקָ֗ה | ṣə·ḏā·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| a true | אֱמֶֽת׃ | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| reward | שֶׂ֣כֶר | śe·ḵer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7938 hire, wages |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 6:8–9 · Ecclesiastes 10:8 · Hosea 10:12–13 · James 3:18 · Proverbs 22:8 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Proverbs 1:18 · Proverbs 5:22 · Isaiah 59:5–8 · Job 27:13–23 · Ephesians 4:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.