PRO 11:18 Parallel View

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ULT A wicked one makes a wage of falsehood,
 ⇔ but one who sows righteousness, a wage of truth.

UST People who act wickedly do not really gain anything,
⇔ but God truly rewards people who do what is righteous.

BSB  ⇔ The wicked man earns an empty wage,
⇔ but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

OEB The gain of the wicked is but an illusion,
⇔ but he who sows righteousness wins the true wages.

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

NET The wicked person earns deceitful wages,
 ⇔ but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

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

FBV The wicked earn wages that cheat them,[fn] but those who sow goodness reap a genuine reward.

11:18 “Wages that cheat them”: literally “gain of deception.”

T4T  ⇔ If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them because they will not keep it for very long,
⇔ but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded by God forever.

LEB • [fn][fn] but he who sows righteousness, a[fn]

?:? Or “does, makes”

?:? Literally “gain of deception”

?:? Literally “a reward of truth”

BBE The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BB The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.
(The ungodly worketh deceiptfull works: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receive a sure reward.)

GNV The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.
(The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but he that soweth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward. )

CB The laboure of the vngodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shal receaue a sure rewarde.
(The laboure of the ungodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shall receive a sure reward.)

WYC A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
(A wicked man makith unstable werk; but faithful mede is to him, that sowith riytfulnesse.)

LUT Der GOttlosen Arbeit wird fehlen; aber wer Gerechtigkeit säet, das ist gewiß Gut.
(The Godlosen Arbeit becomes fehlen; but wer Gerechtigkeit säet, the is gewiß Gut.)

CLV Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
(Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti however justitiam merces fidelis. )

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

BrLXX Ἀσεβὴς ποιεῖ ἔργα ἄδικα, σπέρμα δὲ δικαίων μισθὸς ἀληθείας.
(Asebaʸs poiei erga adika, sperma de dikaiōn misthos alaʸtheias. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָשָׁ֗ע

wicked

See how you translated this phrase in 9:7.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

פְעֻלַּת־שָׁ֑קֶר & שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת

wages deceptive & reward true

In this verse, Solomon is using possessive forms to describe a wage that is characterized by falsehood and to describe a wage that is characterized by truth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use different expressions. Alternate translation: “a false wage … a true wage”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פְעֻלַּת־שָׁ֑קֶר & שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת

wages deceptive & reward true

Here, Solomon speaks of results or rewards as if they were a wage someone receives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a false reward … a true reward”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠זֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת

and,sows righteousness reward true

Solomon is leaving out a word that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “makes a wage of truth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠זֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה

and,sows righteousness

Here Solomon refers to doing righteous deeds as if one were sowing seeds in a field. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but one who does righteous deeds”

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