The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
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Gill's Exposition
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,…
Barnes' Notes
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…
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. Sinners put a most fatal cheat upon themselves: The wicked works a deceitful work, builds himself a house upon the sand, which will deceive him when the storm comes, promises himself that by…
Cambridge Bible
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 ……
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