deceitful wages Lit. wages of falsehood, i.e. transitoryand disappointing, in contrast to a sure rewardof the second clause, lit. a reward of truth, i.e. real and lasting.
shall be] he that soweth … hathR.V. But there is no need to supply anything. The word worketh[earnethR.V.), governs both clauses.
Verse Proverbs 11:18. _WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK_] An _unstable_ work; nothing is durable that he does, except his crimes....
DECEITFUL WORK - Work which deceives and disappoints the worker; in contrast with the “sure reward” of the second clause. Omit “shall be” and render, “but he that soweth righteousness worketh a sure...
CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for instruction. In the second v...
PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group (Proverbs 11:2;...
WORKETH, &C. Pharaoh (Exodus 1:20; Acts 7:19). Caiaphas(John 11:49; John 11:50). Compare...
DISCOURSE: 776 PORTION OF THE WICKED AND THE RIGHTEOUS CONTRASTED Proverbs 11:18. _The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward_. TO a superficial...
TEXT Proverbs 11:12-21 12. He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13. He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; But he that...
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....
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
11:18 work; (l-6) Or 'a work that deceiveth him.'...
1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 20:10; Amos 8:5)....
WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK] RV 'earneth deceitful wages,' fairy gold, apples of Sodom....
Many people ask about the benefits that a Christian receives. These verses compare kind people with cruel people. Kindness brings a real reward (verse 18). People respect the kind person (verse 16)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 11 V1 God hates false measurements. God loves honest measurements. v
WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK — i.e., which ends in nothing, deceiving his hopes. (Comp. Proverbs 11:7.) BUT TO HIM THAT SOWETH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE A SURE REWARD. — Rather, _he that soweth righteousness...
רָשָׁ֗ע עֹשֶׂ֥ה פְעֻלַּת ־שָׁ֑קֶר וְ זֹרֵ֥עַ...
CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes right in his way is the abomination of t...
Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE WICKED WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK,.... Such a wicked man as before described; that neither enjoys the good things of life he has, nor suffers others to enjoy them; and all to accumulate riches, whic...
_The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward._ Ver. 18. _The wicked worketh a deceitful work._] By defrauding his genius, and afflicting his fle...
Pro. 11:18. "The wicked worketh a deceitful work," _i.e. _ a work that will deceive him, or that he is greatly deceived in the consequences of. The work that he does, as he views it, seems to promise...
_The wicked worketh a deceitful work_ A work which will deceive his expectation of that good for which he works. _But to him that soweth righteousness_ That worketh righteousness with constancy, dilig...
V. 18. THE WICKED WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK, the acquisitions which he gains are delusive, they are neither real nor lasting; BUT TO HIM THAT SOWETH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE A SURE REWARD, for in scatter...
10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
A DECEITFUL WORK; a work which will deceive his expectation of that good for which he worketh. THAT SOWETH; that worketh it with constancy, and diligence, and hope of recompence, as they do who sow in...
Proverbs 11:18 wicked H7563 does H6213 (H8802) deceptive H8267 work H6468 sows H2232 (H8802) righteousness H6666
FURTHER CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS 11:15). In this subsection we again have the continual contrast between the righteous, the gracious, the merciful and the blamele...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
_The wicked worketh a deceitful work._ THE WICKED AND THE JUST There is here a startling contrast between them, in their work and in their reward. I. Their work. 1. There is intentionally set befor...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:16 These three pairs of proverbs (vv. Proverbs 11:16, Proverbs 11:18,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 11:18. “The wicked gaineth a deceptive result, but he that soweth righteousness a sure reward” (Zöckler). _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Proverbs 11:18_ SOWING AND REA...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 11:1 A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter. Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. S...
Ecclesiastes 10:8; Ephesians 4:22; Galatians 6:8; Galatians 6:9;...
Worketh — A work which will deceive his expectation. Soweth — That worketh it with constancy, and diligence....