Proverbs 11:17-19

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁷A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

¹⁸The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

¹⁹Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

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)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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New International Version (NIV)