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17 People who are kind will be rewarded for their kindness, but cruel people will be rewarded with trouble.

18 The work of evil people is all lies, but those who do right will receive a good reward.[a]

19 People who do what is right are on their way to life, but those who always want to do wrong are on their way to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:18 This is a wordplay in Hebrew. The word “lies” sounds like the word “reward.”

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