Proverbs 11:18 The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward. In the Bible a righteous person is one who loves and serves God, i.e., one who is a true Christian. When people become true Christians themselves they want to do all they can to try to make other people Christians. All the good things that such people do in this way the Bible calls righteousness. Sowing, in the text, means doing. Righteousness, in the text, means kind acts, good works of any kind, that Christian people do out of love to Jesus and from a desire to make others love Him. And thus we find out that "sowing righteousness" means doing good. Righteousness is the best seed in the world to sow. 1. Because of the size of the field in which this sowing may be carried on. 2. Because of the number and kind of sowers. Farmers are only one class of men. All classes of persons may be sowers of righteousness. 3. Because of the certainty of the reward. Farmers hope for harvest, but cannot be quite sure. The reward of sowing righteousness is made up of pleasure and profit. Sometimes the profit is found in this life. But the best part of the reward is in heaven. (R. Newton, 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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