Proverbs 11:18 Go deeper

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. (KJV)

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רָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 1

עֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.Seh[is] making

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 2

פְעֻלַּת\־fe.'u.lat-wage[s] of

Lemma: פְּעֻלָּה (pe.ul.lah) · Strong's: H6468

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: wages

Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 19:13, 2 Chronicles 15:7, Psalms 17:4, Psalms 28:5, Psalms 109:20, Proverbs 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6468; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 3

שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 4

וְזֹרֵ֥עַve.zo.Re.a'and [one who] sows

Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to sow

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 5

צְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.Kahrighteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 6

שֶׂ֣כֶרSe.kherwage[s] of

Lemma: שֶׂ֫כֶר (se.kher) · Strong's: H7938

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: hire

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7938; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 7

אֱמֶֽת\׃'e.Mettruth

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: truth: certain

Used 11 times. Also: Joshua 2:12, 2 Samuel 7:28, 2 Kings 20:19, Nehemiah 9:13, Psalms 19:9, Psalms 119:142 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571I; TAHOT Proverbs 11:18 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The wicked man	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
earns	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
an empty	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
wage	→	פְּעֻלָּה H6468 wages
but he who sows	→	זָרַע H2232 to sow
righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
[reaps] a true	→	אֱמֶת H0571I truth: certain
reward	→	שֶׂ֫כֶר H7938 hire

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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