Proverbs 11:17-19

New Living Translation

¹⁷Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.

¹⁸Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.

¹⁹Godly people find life;
evil people find 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)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)