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The wickedרָשָׁעearnsעֹשֶׂהwagesפְעֻלַּתof falsehood,שָׁקֶרbut whoever sowsוְזֹרֵעַrighteousnessצְדָקָהhas a trueאֱמֶתreward.שֶׂכֶר
Proverbs 11:18
Study it in the app“The wicked earns wages of falsehood, but whoever sows righteousness has a true reward.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:18, word by word
- The wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- earnsעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- wagesפְעֻלַּתfeulat
wages
What one receives for working.
Where else “feulat” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- but whoever sowsזֹרֵעַzorea
sow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “zorea” appears- righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- has a trueאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- rewardשֶׂכֶרsecher
wages
Wages, the pay for work.
Where else “secher” appears
The context
17A man of loyal love does good to his soul, but the cruel man troubles his body.
18 · This verse (above)
19So righteousness leads to life, and whoever pursues evil goes to his death.