Proverbs 11:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷·Kind [or Loyal] people ·do themselves a favor [benefit themselves],
but cruel people ·bring trouble on themselves [^Lharm their own bodies].

¹⁸An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.

¹⁹Those who are ·truly good [righteous] will live,
but those who chase after evil will die.

Proverbs 11:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

¹⁸A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.^(A)

¹⁹Truly the righteous attain life,^(B)
but whoever pursues evil finds death.^(C)

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