Proverbs 11:18 The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward. Men separate morally into two great divisions. See them — I. AS THEY APPEAR AT WORK. 1. Evil works deceitfully. It deceives the individual possessor; it makes his very life fiction. It deceives others. It fabricates and propagates falsehood. 2. The good works righteously. Being righteous in heart, he is charged with righteous principles, which he sows as seed in the social circle to which he belongs. II. AS THEY APPEAR IN RETRIBUTION. All works, the bad as well as the good, bring results to the worker. These results are the retribution; they are God's return for labour. 1. The righteous reap life. Life of the highest kind — spiritual. Life of the highest degree — immortal blessedness. 2. The wicked reap death — the death of all usefulness, nobility, and enjoyment. III. AS THEY APPEAR BEFORE GOD. 1. God observes moral distinctions. 2. God is affected by moral distinctions. What He sees He feels. (D. Thomas, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.WEB: Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
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